Speeches by Lamb.

“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“Having spoken to Sir Ian Diamond and having read previously unpublished letters between himself and the Treasury, it has become very clear that Sir Ian is of the view that, without additional funding being made available, the ONS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 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…”

“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…”

“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?”

“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?”

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

“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?”

“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?”

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

“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 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…”

“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…”

“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…”

“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 …”

“I thank the right hon. Lady for the points she is making. Does she share my concern that much as in the US, where rhetoric has shifted through a sudden strategy away from explicit conversation about race to coded references about race, we should be concerned by the change in rhetoric? We no longer see racial terms bein…”

“Staring at their own shoes.”

“I think the previous three Governments have entered office committing to do some variation of a bonfire of the quangos, and each time it has been little more than a wastepaper basket fire, while new arm’s length bodies are being set up all the time. Why haven’t Governments closed more public bodies, in your opinion?”

“You didn’t sound as though there were specific challenges or problems associated with merger, as long as you can get the continuity plans in place.”