Speeches by Lamb.

“Even if you are spending an awful lot of time talking to people like us rather than in the organisation?”

“Building on the fact that the Cabinet Office has now had a mention, and the earlier conversation around sponsor Departments, Departments are obviously responsible for the bodies that they are sponsoring, but there is also an overall responsibility for public body policy with the Cabinet Office and with HM Treasury. Cou…”

“Even if it potentially interferes with the work of the Cabinet Office.”

“And you are comfortable with the prioritisation that it is giving? That is the question here, really. When it comes to economic statistics, additional resource is having to be put in in order to do the core role. We have seen that across the world: economic statistics are increasingly hard to gather in an effective man…”

“The Cabinet Office is the overseeing Department of the ONS. Does it not have a responsibility to try to advocate on its behalf? I guess that in this case you think the ONS has already been issued with the budget that it requires. However, if we are to have mission-led government, if those missions are to be delivered a…”

“Would it be possible to do this work within the existing budget?”

“Having spoken to Sir Ian Diamond and having read previously unpublished letters between himself and the Treasury, it has become very clear that Sir Ian is of the view that, without additional funding being made available, the ONS cannot undertake statistics related to mission-led government, statistics related to harmo…”

“In terms of the IDS, presumably there is a cost attached to that project. Roughly how much of that value do you think you will be able to transfer across?”

“You will still have to start this new project from scratch.”

“You are talking about the digital marketplace. One thing that the ONS had been working on that was cancelled was the integrated data service, which sounded as though it was trying to do much the same thing. Is there an attempt to replicate that work? Is it building on what was previously the case? Or is it something di…”

“It is increasingly opaque as to how this is operating. I believe a separate piece of research was taking place on mission-led government, or have we concluded that already?”

“I guess the question we are more minded to ask at this point is: how on earth is mission-led government operating in practice? Or, as the Chair suggested, has it been put to bed?”

“I think we are very close to the answer. You do not feel that there is any risk that the ONS cannot contribute to that information as you need it on its current budget?”

“In which case, given that there is apparently a list of data that would be used to evaluate mission-led government, are you content that the ONS in this case is not required, or is capable of delivering within the spending allocated, those statistics accurately and independently in order to inform mission-led governmen…”

“Is the concern that there is no clarity in the Cabinet Office over what statistics are being used to evaluate the mission-led government that they have been tasked with delivering?”

“Certainly, there is probably work to be done in general around how transport impacts social isolation, and particularly at different times of day. We know the impact that losing bus routes has had on rural communities, and the age brackets for which that causes huge problems. Transport for many people is an essential p…”

“Although the researcher involved did not look into particular age groups, I think we all know that on balance, it is often older citizens who are far more inclined to feel the issue of headlights and problems with driving in general. When looking at the numbers, which show the scale of people who are simply staying at …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a new standard for vehicle headlight glare. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I am grateful for the opportunity to present this motion today; it is the first time that I have been successful in an application for a Westmi…”

“I am very grateful for the time that we have been given for this debate, and I am grateful to all the Members who have taken the time to come along and participate. I thank the Minister for his response. We look forward to the publication of the existing research into the issue and for the research due to begin shortly…”

“T2. Many other hon. Members have today outlined the proven track record of Access to Work in enabling disabled constituents to access employment, in addition to the challenges posed by the current shortfall in funding. Some £1 billion-worth of additional employment support funding has been announced this year. Can the …”