Speeches by Yang.

“I have some questions about the future of data-gathering. Sir Ian, you mentioned the increased cost of getting people to respond on the doorstep. Is the current balance between administrative and survey data the right one for the long run, or will there be a tendency towards more use of administrative data?”

“Do you feel, Sir Ian, that, given the budgetary pressures that you were describing, there will there be a tendency in the long run towards having fewer interviewers than you have right now? Do you see a tension there?”

“Just to be clear, in terms of some of the datasets and some of the variables that you currently gather from survey data, is there no plan at present to move from using survey data for those variables to using administrative data?”

“What I am trying to ask is whether you are planning to use administrative data to replace some survey data sources.”

“You said that there are not an enormous number of areas, but are there some areas that you will stop?”

“That is also my concern, which is why I wanted to know if there would be a long-term deterioration.”

“Can I just move on to another exciting area? You mentioned the mandatory collection of survey data in Australia. The Lievesley review also mentioned this as an option. In your letter to us, you say that you would need support to enable that. Is that a positive resolution for you? Is mandatory data important?”

“If the answer to that was yes, would you need more powers from Parliament?”

“Have you already embarked on that discussion with Ministers?”

“When do you think you will have an outcome from that review?”

“I very much take your point, particularly about the impact on women’s football. Unfortunately, that part of Reading football club was one of the first to suffer from the current ownership problem. The reason why it is so important, as Lee says, is that ambassadors from these clubs promote youth football and women’s foo…”

“Yes, I am happy to do that.”

“Separately to that, we would much prefer a debate in Westminster Hall or the Chamber before the end of the season to waiting beyond the end of the season for a Chamber debate.”

“I hope that the numbers and the spread of Government and Opposition supporters speak for themselves.”

“Exactly. I do not think that the Lords debating an issue or part of an issue would preclude the Commons from having a view on it. I am also concerned about the timeframe left to us, particularly from now until the end of the season.”

“I would add that there is a time window issue for fans of Reading and other clubs in imminent financial difficulties. The transfer window for the season has just finished and, from now until the end of the football season in the spring, lots of clubs will find that their quick sources of revenue have dried up. There is…”

“The debate I am proposing is much wider than the governance Bill, particularly because I am proposing that we debate the financial sustainability of the football pyramid, including the distribution between the premier league and the EFL, and even lower clubs outside of that division, in this Back-Bench debate. Financia…”

“Thank you. I am joined by Lee Dillon MP. I recognise that there are some avid football followers on the Committee, but you do not need to be an avid follower of the sport to recognise the importance of football, both in grassroots communities all across our country and at the top of the premier league, as well as the c…”

“I thank the Minister for her remarks, particularly about the funding for regional improvement teams in schools. Two weeks ago, my constituents in Shinfield and Whitley received the devastating news that their local secondary school, Oakbank, had received its worst ever Ofsted report. Parents and former staff at that sc…”

“Although I am very much in support of reviews, and the OBR is the right body to conduct ongoing reviews of the impact of taxation on growth, does the hon. Gentleman want to set out any direction in which the Opposition might want to take business taxes? If there is a certain direction, where will the costs and savings …”