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]
- 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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