Re-appointment of Graham Parker to the Budget Responsibility Committee - Treasury Contents


1  Introduction


Background

1. The Treasury Committee held its first appointment hearing with Graham Parker in October 2010. At the time, we concluded that we were "satisfied that Graham Parker has the professional competence and personal independence to be a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee".[1] Since that hearing, Mr Parker has appeared regularly before us—alongside his Budget Responsibility Committee colleagues—as part of our Budget and Autumn Statement inquiries.

2. The Treasury Committee has a statutory role in appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee: under the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011, such appointments can only be made with the consent of the Treasury Committee.[2]

  1. We took oral evidence from Graham Parker on Tuesday 22 July 2014. He provided a full CV and answered our questionnaire prior to giving oral evidence. We thank Mr Parker for his evidence. We have considered his re-appointment in line with our practice at the time of his original appointment hearing,[3] using personal independence and professional competence as the criteria against which we assess his suitability.



1   Treasury Committee, Fifth Report of Session 2010-11, Appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee, HC 545-I, para 10 Back

2   Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011, Schedule 1 Back

3   Treasury Committee, Fifth Report of Session 2010-11, Appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee, HC 545-I, para 4 Back


 
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