House of Commons Select Committee on Public Administration
Formal Minutes of the Committee
Session 2013-14
Formal Minutes of the Select Committee on Public Administration, Session 2013-14
MONDAY 13 MAY 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Paul Flynn Charlie Elphicke Priti Patel Robert Halfon Steve Reed
1. The Future of the Civil Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Future of the Civil Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSR 31 [Derek Jones, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government]
2. Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CH 192 [Supplementary evidence from the Charity Commission]
3. Migration statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Migration statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
5STATS 13 [Piers Elias, Demography and Modelling Officer, Tees Valley Unlimited]
4. Procurement
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Procurement be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PROC 37 [Supplementary evidence from the Cabinet Office]
5. Public engagement in policy-making
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
8. The Future of the Civil Service and Procurement
The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 14 May at 9.15 a.m.
TUESDAY 14 MAY 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Charlie Elphicke Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Priti Patel Robert Halfon Steve Reed
1. Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
Draft Special Report (Public Trust in Government Statistics: A review of the operation of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007: Responses to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2012-13), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the Ninth Report from the Committee of Session 2012–13 was appended to the Report.
The UK Statistics Authority’s Response to the Ninth Report from the Committee of Session 2012–13 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 and Supplementary Estimate
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12 and Supplementary Estimate be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[Response from Richard Heaton CB, Permanent Secretary and First Parliamentary Counsel to the Committee’s recommendations and questions contained in Mr Bernard Jenkin’s letter of 25 March 2013.]
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till 21 May at 9.15 a.m.
TUESDAY 21 MAY 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Robert Halfon Steve Reed Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy
1. Communicating statistics: Not just true but also fair
Draft Report (Communicating Statistics: Not just true but also fair), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the First Report of the Committee, HC 190.
2. Public engagement in policy-making
Draft Report (Public engagement in policy-making), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Second Report of the Committee, HC 75.
3. The role of the Charity Commission and “public benefit”: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006
Draft Report (The role of the Charity Commission and “public benefit”: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Third Report of the Committee, HC 76.
4. The Future of the Civil Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Future of the Civil Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSR 32 [Scottish Government] CSR 33 [Universities of Exeter, Cardiff and Kentucky]
5. Procurement
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Procurement be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PROC 38 [Robert Halfon MP] PROC 39 [Lord Levene]
6. Cabinet Office Main Estimate
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Committee on Standards in Public Life
Resolved, That the Committee call for written evidence on the Triennial Review of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) and the role of CSPL in advance of the Committee’s pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s proposed candidate for the Chair of the CSPL.
8. Invitation to conference
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Strategic Thinking in Government
Ordered, That the Chair have leave to visit Reading in May in a representative capacity to attend a seminar on National Strategy at Reading University.
10. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Any other business
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till 4 June at 9.15 a.m.
TUESDAY 4 JUNE 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Charlie Elphicke Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Mr Steve Reed Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy
1. Complaints: do they make a difference?
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM 1 [Adam Macleod] COM 2 [W S Beckett] COM 3 [General Medical Council] COM 4 [Brenda Prentice] COM 5 [Blue Flash Music Trust] COM 6 [Local Government Ombudsman] COM 7 [AW&I Tanner] COM 8 [Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford] COM 9 [Local Government Association] COM 10 [Citizens Advice Scotland] COM 11 [Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council] COM 12 [Which?]
COM 13 [Social Fund Commissioner] COM 14 [Trevor Buck, Richard Kirkham and Brian Thompson] COM 15 [Centre for Public Scrutiny] COM 16 [Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman] COM 17 [NHS Confederation] COM 18 [Elizabeth Derrington, Jodi Berg and Ros Gardner] COM 19 [Office for Legal Complaints] COM 20 [Della Reynolds] COM 21 [Mrs W Morris] COM 22 [T J Bartlett] COM 23 [C N Rock] COM 24 [Alison Pope] COM 25 [Alan Reid] COM 26 [Janet Treharne Oakley] COM 27 [Simon Cramp] COM 28 [Frank Edohen] COM 29 [Elaine Colville] COM 30 [J Pocock]
2. Future of the Civil Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Future of the Civil Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSR 34 [Head of the Civil Service]
3. Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Procurement
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Budgeting for statistics
Ordered, That the Chair write to a number of government departments on the topic of budgeting for statistics.
6. Strategic thinking in Government
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Complaints: do they make a difference?
Carol Brennan, Director, Consumer Insight Centre, Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Jo Causon, Chief Executive, Institute of Customer Service, Richard Simmons, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Stirling, and Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which? gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till 11 June at 9.15 a.m.
TUESDAY 11 JUNE 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Priti Patel Charlie Elphicke SteveReed Greg Mulholland
1. Complaints Handling: Specialist Adviser
Ordered, That Dr Nick O’Brien be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters related to complaints handling (for details of declarations of interests, see Appendix.)
2. Complaints Handling: Visit
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Netherlands in connection with its inquiry into complaints handling, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
3. Complaints Handling: Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM 31 [Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions]
4. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Complaints: do they make a difference?
Dame Julie Mellor, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; and Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, Mark Grimshaw, Chief Executive, Rural Payments Agency, and Sarah Rapson, Interim Director General, UK Visas and Immigration, Home Office gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 24 June at 4.30pm
MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Robert Halfon Priti Patel Kelvin Hopkins SteveReed
1. Strategic Thinking
Draft Report (Engaging the Public in National Strategy), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 435.
2. Migration Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Migration Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
5STATS 14 [Supplementary written evidence submitted by the UK Statistics Authority]
3. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The Future of the Civil Service
The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till 25 June at 9.15 a.m.
TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Charlie Elphicke Steve Reed Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy Greg Mulholland
1. Migration Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Complaints Handling
Mark Mullen, Chief Executive Officer, First Direct Bank, Simon Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, Boots UK, Abi Gray, Customer Experience Manager, John Lewis and Lynne Wood, Senior Customer Experience Manager, John Lewis; and Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive, NHS England and Chris Bostock, Policy Lead, NHS Complaints, Department of Health, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 2 July at 9.15 a.m.
TUESDAY 2 JULY 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Priti Patel Charlie Elphicke Steve Reed Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins
1. Complaints handling
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM 32 [Karen Hudes] COM 33 [Margaret and Janet Brooks] COM 34 [Jan Middleton] COM 35 [Additional evidence submitted by Jan Middleton]
2. The Future of the Civil Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Future of the Civil Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSR 35 [Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Cabinet Office]
3. Procurement
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Procurement be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PROC 40 [Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Cabinet Office]
4. Publication of Reports
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Special advisers in the thick of it
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Strategic thinking
Bernard Jenkin declared an interest as his wife, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, owns shares in YouGov plc, the company which was commissioned by PASC to conduct polling in relation to the Report, Engaging the Public in National Strategy.
9. Complaints Handling
Dr Johnny Marshall, Director of Policy, NHS Confederation, Brenda Hennessy, Director of patient and public experience, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and Claire Murdoch, Chief Executive, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; and Jonathan Senker, Chief Executive, Voiceability, Ruthe Isden, Services Programme Manager, Age UK, and Katie Shaw, Head of Welfare Policy, Citizens Advice Bureau gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 9 July at 9.15 a.m.
Appendix
Declaration of Specialist Adviser interests: 11 June 2013
Dr Nick O’Brien
I wish to declare the following interests:
I am an Honorary Research Fellow at Liverpool University. I am a fee-paid judge in the Mental Health Review Tribunal
I held various paid advisory and employed part-time posts at the Office of the UK Parliamentary Ombudsman and Health Service Ombudsman for England between 2007-2012; I was contracted to prepare a policy position paper in April 2013 and facilitate a roundtable of academics for the Ombudsman on 1 May 2013 in respect of the forthcoming inquiry; and I am in the scoping stage of a project jointly for the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Legal Ombudsman on options for future shared approaches to redress. I am a paid advisor to the Northern Ireland Ombudsman on a project relating to the investigation of complaints.
TUESDAY 9 JULY 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Charlie Elphicke Greg Mulholland Robert Halfon Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins
1. Work of the Cabinet Office
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Work of the Cabinet Office be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CAB 01 [Cabinet Office]
2. Complaints Handling
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM 36 [Supplementary written evidence submitted by Citizens Advice Bureau]
3. Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSPL 01 [Professor Matthew Flinders] CSPL 02 [Dr Ruth Levitt and William Solesbury] CSPL 03 [Simon Cramp] CSPL 04 [David Hine and Gillian Peele]
4. Statistics: Open Data
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into statistics and open data.
5. Special advisers in the thick of it
Draft Special Report (Special advisers in the thick of it: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2012–13), proposed by the Chair, brought up read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the Sixth Report of Session 2012–13 was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Work of the Cabinet Office
Richard Heaton CB, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 11 July at 9.15 a.m.
THURSDAY 11 JULY 2013
Members present:
Kelvin Hopkins, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Robert Halfon Charlie Elphicke Mr Steve Reed
In the absence of the Chair, Kelvin Hopkins was called to the Chair.
1. Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Any other business
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
Lord Bew, Government’s preferred candidate, gave oral evidence.
Draft Report (Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fifth Report of the Committee, HC 516.
[Adjourned till 16 July at 9.15am.
TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Charlie Elphicke Steve Reed Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins
1. Complaints Handling: Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Special Advisers in the thick of it: government response
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The work of the Cabinet Office
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Complaints Handling: Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM 37 [Anne Marie Smalling-Small]
5. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Citizen and Public Services
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Citizen and Public Services.
7. Procurement
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Procurement be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PROC 41 [Department for Transport] PROC 42 [Ministry of Defence] PROC 43 [HMRC] PROC 44 [National Audit Office]
Draft Report (Government Procurement), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 123.
8. Migration Statistics
Draft Report (Migration Statistics), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 523.
9. Continuous professional development
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Charity Commission Annual Report
The Committee considered this matter.
11. UK Statistics Authority Annual Report
The Committee considered this matter.
12. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till 3 September at 9.15am
TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Priti Patel Robert Halfon Mr Steve Reed Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy Greg Mulholland
1. Work of the Cabinet Office
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Work of the Cabinet Office be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CAB 01 [Supplementary written evidence from Richard Heaton, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office]
2. Complaints handling
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS 01 [Brenda Prentice] PHS 02 [D.R. Tweedie] PHS 03 [Ann-Marie Smalling-Small] PHS 04 [Gina Terry] PHS 05 [Julian Budd] PHS 06 [Neil Pennington] PHS 07 [Ruth Dixon and Christopher Hood] PHS 08 [Howard and Elaine Nelson] PHS 09 [Margaret and Janet Brooks] PHS 10 [Nigel Smith] PHS 11 [Rosemary Cantwell] PHS 12 [Public Service Ombudsman for Wales] PHS 13 [Professor Trevor Buck, Dr Richard Kirkham and Brian Thompson] PHS 14 [PHSO] PHS 15 [AJTC] PHS 16 [Local Government Ombudsman] PHS 17 [Which?] PHS 18 [CN Rock] PHS 19 [Della Reynolds] PHS 20 [Elaine Colville] PHS 21 [Additional written evidence from PHSO] PHS 22 [Richard Schmidt]
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: Do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM 38 [Rosemary Cantwell]
3. Statistics and Open Data
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Statistics and the Regions
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Statistics: Budgeting for Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics: Budgeting for Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
8 STATS 01 [Cabinet Office] 8 STATS 02 [Department for Business, Innovation and Skills] 8 STATS 03 [Department for Communities and Local Government] 8 STATS 04 [Department for Culture, Media and Sport] 8 STATS 05 [Department for Education] 8 STATS 06 [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] 8 STATS 07 [Department for International Development] 8 STATS 08 [Department for Transport] 8 STATS 09 [Department for Work and Pensions] 8 STATS 10 [Department of Energy and Climate Change] 8 STATS 11 [Department of Health] 8 STATS 12 [Foreign and Commonwealth Office] 8 STATS 13 [Her Majesty's Treasury] 8 STATS 14 [HMRC] 8 STATS 15 [Home Office] 8 STATS 16 [Ministry of Defence] 8 STATS 17 [Ministry of Justice] 8 STATS 18 [Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency] 8 STATS 19 [Scottish Government] 8 STATS 20 [Welsh Government]
6. Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Joint Committee on Draft Deregulation Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Committee effectiveness
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Government procurement
The Committee considered this matter.
10. CSPL seminar on Lobbying
The Committee considered this matter.
11. The Future of the Civil Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Future of the Civil Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSR 36 [Professor Andrew Kakabadse] CSR 37 [Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, Chair of the Liaison Committee]
Draft Report (Truth to power: how Civil Service reform can proceed), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Eighth Report of the Committee, HC 74.
12. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter. [Adjourned till 8 October at 9.15am
TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Kelvin Hopkins Steve Reed
1. Statistics and open data
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and open data be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
OD 01 [Benjamin Worthy] OD 02 [Demographics User Group] OD 04 [Owen Boswarva] OD 05 [Campaign against the Arms Trade] OD 06 [UK Data Service] OD 07 [Institute for Government] OD 08 [Economic and Social Research Council and the Medical Research Council] OD 09 [Paul Malyon] OD 10 [Information Commissioner’s Office] OD 11 [Open Data Institute] OD 12 [Full Fact] OD 13 [Involve] OD 14 [Open Data User Group] OD 15 [A G Baker] OD 16 [Stephan Shakespeare]
OD 17 [Ruth Dixon and Christopher Hood] OD 18 [UK Statistics Authority]
2. Communicating and publishing statistics
Draft Special Report (Communicating statistics: Not just true but also fair: Responses from the Government and UK Statistics Authority), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the First Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
The UK Statistics Authority’s Response to the First Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. Crime statistics
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Crime statistics.
Ordered, That a memorandum submitted by James Patrick on crime statistics be accepted as evidence.
4. The Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Tsars
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Draft data sharing bill
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Membership of European Committees
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Complaints handling
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS 22 [Alan Reid] PHS 24 [Members of Parliament] PHS 25 [Dee Speers] PHS 26 [Tim Bartlett]
10. Committee working practices
The Committee considered this matter.
11. The Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
12. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
13. Statistics and Open data
Professor Helen Margetts, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford and Dr Ben Worthy, Lecturer in Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London; and Tom Steinberg, Director, MySociety, Heather Savory, Chair, Open Data User Group and Rufus Pollock, CEO, Open Knowledge Foundation gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 16 October at 9.15am
WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Kelvin Hopkins Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Robert Halfon Lindsay Roy
1. Crime Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Liaison Committee Report: Select Committee Effectiveness, Resources and Powers
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Special Advisers
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Complaints handling
The Rt Hon Oliver Lewtin MP, Minister for Government Policy, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 22 October at 9.15am
TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Kelvin Hopkins
1. Statistics and Open Data
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS 27 [Margaret Hill]
3. Budgeting for statistics
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Budgeting for statistics submitted by the UK Statistics Authority be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. Statistics and open data
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Open Data Institute and Stephan Shakespeare, YouGov plc gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 29 October at 9.15am
TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Steve Reed Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy Greg Mulholland
1. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Special Advisers
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Special Advisers submitted by the Rt Hon Francis Maude MP be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Committee away day
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Patrick Dunleavy, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, London School of Economics, Brian Thompson, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, and Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 11 November at 4.15pm
MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Andrew Turner
1. Declaration of interests
Mr Andrew Turner declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Statistics and Open Data
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and Open Data be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
OD0024 [Tom Steinberg]
3. Special Advisers
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Special Advisers be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0001 [David Gilbertson] CST0002 [James Patrick] CST0003 [Peter Barron] CST0004 [Professor Tim Hope] CST0005 [Dr Rodger Patrick]
4. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS31 [Lucinda Ellicott] PHS32 [Financial Ombudsman Service] PHS33 [Pensions Ombudsman] PHS34 [Housing Ombudsman Service] PHS35 [Janet Treharne]
5. Citizen and Public Services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Citizen and Public Services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PUB0002 [UNISON] PUB0004 [Centre for comparative Housing Research] PUB0005 [London Borough of Lambeth] PUB0006 [John Seddon] PUB0007 [Daphne Havercroft] PUB0008 [Foundation Trust Network] PUB0009 [Navca, Locality] PUB0010 [Middlesex University] PUB0011 [Office of Fair Trading] PUB0012 [National council for Voluntary organisations] PUB0014 [Cabinet Office] PUB0015 [Local Government Association]
6. Committee activity and effectiveness
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The work of the Charity Commission
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Statistics and the regions and nations of the UK
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and the regions and nations of the UK submitted by be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[Letter from the UK Statistics Authority]
10. Business Appointment Rules
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Business Appointment Rules submitted by be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[Letter from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACoBA)]
11. Special Advisers
The Committee considered this matter.
12. Statistics and Open Data
Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister for Business and Enterprise, BIS, and Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, Cabinet Office; and Jil Matheson, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority Glen Watson, Director General, Office for National Statistics, and Sean Whellams, Head of Statistics Profession, HMRC gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 19 November at 9.15am
TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Kelvin Hopkins Sheila Gilmore Greg Mulholland Robert Halfon Andrew Turner
1. Declaration of interests
Sheila Gilmore declared her interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0006 [Committee on Standards in Public Life] CST0007 [Secretariat for the Crime Statistics Advisory Committee] CST0008 [Professor Allan Brimicombe] CST0009 [Matthew Grove] CST0010 [Michael White] CST0011 [Steve Bennett] CST0012 [Local Government Association] CST0013 [Steve Bennett] CST0014 [Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner] CST0015 [Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary] CST0016 [Association of Police and Crime Commissioners] CST0017 [UK Statistics Authority]
3. Statistics
Ordered, That Simon Briscoe be reappointed as a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters relating to Statistics. (For details of declarations of interests, see Appendix).
4. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS0036 [Healthwatch England] PHS0037 [Angela Cross-Durrant] PHS0039 [David Rapp]
5. The Citizen and Public Services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Citizen and Public Services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PUB0016 [Clinks]
6. Crime statistics
James Patrick, Constable, Metropolitan Police, Peter Barron, former Detective Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police, Dr Rodger Patrick, former Chief Inspector, West Midlands Police, and Paul Ford, Police Federation; and Paddy Tipping, Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, Nick Alston, Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, Ann Barnes, Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent, and Alan Pughsley, Deputy Chief Constable, Kent Police gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 26 November at 9.15am
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Priti Patel Sheila Gilmore Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Andrew Turner
1. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PSH0040 [Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman]
2. Charity Chief Executive Pay
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Charity Chief Executive Pay be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CEP0001 [Volunteer Cornwall]
3. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0018 [Chris Hobbs] CST0019 [Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime] CST0021 [Home Office]
4. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The Citizen and Public Services
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Statistics and the Regions and Nations
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and the Regions and Nations be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from Chair to Andrew Dilnot dated 3 September 2013 Letter from Andrew Dilnot to Chair dated 30 October 2013
[Adjourned till 10 December at 9.15am
TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Sheila Gilmore Priti Patel Robert Halfon Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Mr Andrew Turner
1. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PSH0041 [Scottish Public Services Ombudsman] PSH0042 [Pohwer]
2. Charity Chief Executive Pay
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Charity Chief Executive Pay be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CEP0002 [Nfpsynergy] CEP0003 [Women on Boards (Wob UK Ltd)] CEP0004 [Royal Town Planning Institute] CEP0005 [Simon Gerry] CEP0007 [Cancer Research UK] CEP0008 [Nuffield Health] CEP0009 [NPC] CEP0010 [Institute of Fundraising] CEP0011 [Cafod] CEP0012 [Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations] CEP0013 [Directory of Social Change] CEP0014 [NCVO] CEP0015 [Charity Finance Group]
3. Draft Data Sharing Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006
Draft Special Report (The role of the Charity Commission and “public benefit”: Post legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006: Charity Commission Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2013-14), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Charity Commission’s Response to the Third Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Jim Martin, Scottish Public Service Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, Former Public Service Ombudsman for Wales, Tom Frawley, Northern Ireland Ombudsman; and Jane Martin, Local Government Ombudsman, Adam Sampson, Legal Ombudsman, and Tony Boorman, Chief Ombudsman, Financial Ombudsman Service gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 11 December at 9.15am
WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Kelvin Hopkins Paul Flynn Priti Patel Robert Halfon Mr Andrew Turner
1. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0023 [Edward Stubbs]
CST0024 [Jeff Farrar] CST0026 [Simon Guilfoyle] CST0027 [Michael Ford] CST0028 [Anonymous] CST0029 [Stephen Guy]
2. Statistics and Open Data
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and Open Data be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
OD0025 [Open Data Institute] OD0026 [Information Commissioner’s Office] OD0027 [Benjamin Worthy] OD0028 [Nick Hurd MP and Michael Fallon MP]
3. Committee effectiveness
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Crime Statistics
Professor Stephen Shute, Chair, Crime Statistics Advisory Committee, Professor Mike Hough, Member, Crime Statistics Advisory Committee; and Chief Constable Jeff Farrar, National Policing Lead for Crime Statistics and Chief Constable of Gwent Police gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 16 December at 4.15pm
MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Mr Andrew Turner Kelvin Hopkins
1. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS0043 [Anonymous] PHS0044 [Northern Ireland Ombudsman] PHS0047 [Anonymous] PHS0048 [Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman]
2. Charity Chief Executive Pay
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Charity Chief Executive Pay be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CEP0016 [Nfpsynergy] CEP0017 [Third Sector Research Centre]
3. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0030 [Jonathan Simon] CST0031 [R A Wilce] CST0032 [Edmund Cavendish]
4. Statistics and Open Data
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and Open Data be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
OD0029 [Open Data User Group]
5. Work of the Charity Commission
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Migration statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Dame Julie Mellor, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and Helen Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 17 December at 9.15am
TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Kelvin Hopkins Sheila Gilmore Priti Patel Robert Halfon Mr Andrew Turner
1. Declaration of Interests
The Chairman declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into Charity Chief Executive Pay as a Vice-President of Combat Stress, a member of the Council of St Paul’s Cathedral and patron of Autism Anglia.
Robert Halfon declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into Charity Chief Executive Pay as President of the Harlow St John Ambulance, a co-opted trustee of Employ-Ability, an advisory board member the Centre for Social Justice, and patron of Home-Start Harlow and of a number of local charities in Harlow.
Kelvin Hopkins declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into Charity Chief Executive Pay as a board member of the Mary Seacole Housing Association.
Mr Andrew Turner declared a non-pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into Charity Chief Executive Pay as President of the Isle of Wight Stroke Club, Honorary Vice-President of the Ryde Rowing Club, and patron of the Isle of Wight Playing Fields Association.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Charity Chief Executive Pay
Caron Bradshaw, CEO, Charity Finance Group, Martyn Lewis, Chair, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, CEO, Mary’s Meals; and Sir Stephen Bubb, CEO Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Carolyn Gray, Trustee, Christian Aid, Charles Wake, Chair, St Andrew’s Healthcare and Mark Wood, Chair, NSPCC gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 8 January at 9.15am
WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Kelvin Hopkins Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Sheila Gilmore Lindsay Roy Robert Halfon Mr Andrew Turner David Heyes
1. Crime statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0035 [Jeff Farrar] CST0036 [Bob Jones, Police and Crime Commissioner, West Midlands] CST0037 [Kevin Hurley, Police and Crime Commissioner, Surrey] CST0038 [Anthony Stansfeld, Police and Crime Commissioner, Thames Valley] CST0039 [Ron Hogg, Police and Crime Commissioner, Durham] CST0040 [John Dwyer, Police and Crime Commissioner, Cheshire]
2. Charity Chief Executive Pay
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Charity Chief Executive Pay be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CEP0018 [Christian Aid]
3. Citizens and Public Services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Citizens and Public Services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PUB0018 [UNISON] PUB0019 [Which?]
4. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS0049 [Public and Commercial Services Union] PHS0051 [Local Government Ombudsman] PHS0052 [PHSO Pressure Group] PHS0054 [Yu Tan] PHS0055 [Legal Ombudsman]
5. Future of the Civil Service
Draft Special Report (Truth to Power: How Civil Service reform can succeed; Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2013-14), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the Eighth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
6. Fixed-term Parliaments
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Future programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Building Civil Service skills for the future.
8. Crime statistics
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Commissioner, Metropolitan Police and Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor of London; and Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Olivia Pinkney, Assistant Inspector of Constabulary, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 14 January at 9.15am
TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Robert Halfon Mr Andrew Turner David Heyes
1. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0043 [Chris Hobb (further)] CST0044 [Gloucestershire PCC] CST0045 [South Wales PCC] CST0046 [West Yorkshire PCC] CST0047 [Devon and Cornwall PCC] CST0048 [Suffolk PCC] CST0049 [Wiltshire and Swindon PCC] CST0050 [North Wales PCC] CST0051 [Sussex PCC] CST0052 [City of London Corp] CST0053 [Avon and Somerset PCC] CST0054 [Nottinghamshire PCC] CST0055 [Cumbria PCC] CST0056 [Dorset PCC] CST0057 [Dyfed-Powys PCC] CST0058 [Lancashire PCC] CST0060 [Cambridgeshire PCC]
2. Public engagement in policy-making and Engaging the public in National Strategy
Draft Special Report (Public engagement in policy-making and Engaging the public in National Strategy: Government Responses to the Committee’s Second and Fourth Reports of Session 2013-14), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Responses to the Second and Fourth Reports from the Committee were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
3. Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy
The Committee discussed this matter.
4. Pre-appointment hearings
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. Specialist advisers
Ordered, That Dr Gillian Stamp be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee. (For declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
6. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Citizens and Public Services
Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform, Ben Lucas, Chair of Public Services, RSA, Allison Ogden-Newton, CEO, The Transition Institute, Sonia Sodha, Head of Public Services, Which?; and Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman, Local Government Association, Karen Jennings, Assistant General Secretary, UNISON, Clive Maxwell, Chief Executive, Office of Fair Trading, John Tizard, independent strategic advisor and commentator gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 21 January at 9.15am
Appendix
Declaration of Specialist Adviser interests: 14 January 2014
Dr Gillian Stamp
Nil. TUESDAY 21 JANUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Priti Patel Mr Andrew Turner
1. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0061 [Greater Manchester PCC] CST0062 [Gwent PCC] CST0063 [Derbyshire PCC] CST0064 [Lincolnshire PCC] CST0065 [Warwickshire PCC] CST0066 [Norfolk PCC] CST0067 [Cleveland PCC] CST0068 [South Yorkshire PCC] CST0069 [Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC] CST0070 [North Yorkshire PCC] CST0071 [Bedfordshire PCC] CST0072 [Northumbria PCC] CST0073 [James Patrick]
2. Building Civil Service Skills for the Future
The Committee discussed this matter.
3. Government Procurement
Draft Special Report (Government Procurement: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2013-14), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the Sixth Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. Crime Statistics
Sir Andrew Dilnot, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, Ed Humpherson, Head of Assessment, UK Statistics Authority, Jil Matheson, National Statistician and John Flatley, Head of Crime Statistics, Office for National Statistics; and Norman Baker MP, Minister for Crime Prevention, Home Office, and Prof Bernard Silverman, Chief Scientific Advisor, Home Office gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 28 January at 9.15am
TUESDAY 28 JANUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Sheila Gilmore Mr Andrew Turner Robert Halfon David Heyes
1. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0074 [West Mercia PCC] CST0075 [Northamptonshire PCC] CST0076 [Leicestershire PCC]
2. Open Data
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Open Data be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
OD0030 [Department of Business, Innovation and Skills]
3. Special Advisers
The Committee discussed this matter.
4. Pre-appointment hearings
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. The First Civil Service Commissioner
The Committee discussed this matter.
6. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Citizens and Public Services
Ian Downie, Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships, Serco, Joe Hemming, Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Atos, Patrick Smith, Market Director, Central Government, Capita, Sean Williams, Managing Director of G4S Contact, Employment, Investigation and Resourcing Solutions; and Danny Kruger, Chief Executive, Only Connect, Kerrie Eastman, Chief Operations Officer, Streets 2 Homes and Charlotte Ravenscroft, Head of Policy and Research, NCVO gave oral evidence
[Adjourned till 4 February at 9.00am
TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns David Heyes Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Sheila Gilmore Lindsay Roy Robert Halfon Mr Andrew Turner
1. Work of the Charity Commission 2013-14
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Work of the Charity Commission 2013-14 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
WCC001 [Charity Commission]
2. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PH0056 [Derek Clapp]
3. Complaints: Do they make a difference?
The Committee discussed this matter.
4. Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
6. Work of the Charity Commission 2013-14
William Shawcross, Chair, and Sam Younger, Chief Executive, Charity Commission gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 12 February at 9.15am
WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Robert Halfon Mr Andrew Turner David Heyes
1. Citizens and Public Services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Citizens and Public Services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PUB0021 [Atos]
2. Civil Service impartiality and referendums
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Civil Service impartiality and referendums.
3. Crime statistics
The Committee discussed this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. Work of the First Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments 2013-14
Sir David Normington, First Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 25 February at 9.00am
TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Greg Mulholland Paul Flynn Mr Andrew Turner Kelvin Hopkins
1. Work of the First Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments 2013-14
Draft Report (Latest proposals for ministerial involvement in permanent secretary appointments: PASC’s recommendations), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Ninth Report of the Committee, HC 1041.
2. Accountability of quangos and public bodies
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the accountability of quangos and public bodies.
3. Citizens and Public Services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Citizens and Public Services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PUB0022 [Local Government Association]
4. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Parliament’s Ombudsman Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PHS0057 [Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman]
5. Complaints: Do they make a difference?
The Committee discussed this matter.
6. Witnesses and exercise of select committee powers
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
8. Future of the Census
Professor Jane Falkingham, University of Southampton, Professor Chris Skinner, London School of Economics, John Pullinger, President, Royal Statistical Society; and Keith Dugmore, Director, Demographics User Group, Sarah Henry, Manchester City Council, Juliet Whitworth, Local Government Association, Piers Elias, Tees Valley Unlimited and Professor Les Mayhew, City University, gave oral evidence
[Adjourned till 3 March at 1:45pm
MONDAY 3 MARCH 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Sheila Gilmore Greg Mulholland Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy
1. Citizens and Public Services
Joe Irvin, Chief Executive, NAVCA, Joe Fowler, Director of Commissioning, Sheffield City Council, Sharon Squires, Director, Sheffield First, and Sue White, Chief Executive, Sheffield Voluntary Action gave oral evidence [Adjourned till 11 March at 9:15am
Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) Committee Office House of Commons 7 Millbank London SW1P 3JA Tel 020 7219 5730 Email [email protected] Website www.parliament.uk/pasc
TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Robert Halfon Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Andrew Turner
1. Statistics and Open Data
Draft Report (Statistics and Open Data: Harvesting unused knowledge, empowering citizens and improving public services), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Tenth Report of the Committee, HC 564.
2. Future of the Census
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Future of the Census be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
FOC0001 [Demographic User Group] FOC0002 [Professor Les Mayhew] FOC0003 [Sam Smith] FOC0004 [Piers Elias] FOC0005 [Manchester City Council]
3. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SIR0001 [Alan Reid]
4. Building Civil Service skills for the future
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Building Civil Service skills for the future be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSS0001 [Interel] CSS0002 [Ian Richardson]
5. UK Statistics Authority
The Committee discussed this matter.
6. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee discussed this matter.
8. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
[Adjourned till 17 March at 4:15pm
MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Sheila Gilmore Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Andrew Turner
1. Citizens and Public Services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Citizens and Public Services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
PUB0023 [David Halpern]
2. Future of the Census
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Future of the Census be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
FOC0006 [Professor Ron Johnston]
3. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SIR0002 [Mr Michael McCann MP]
Ordered, That Professor Robert Pyper be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters related to Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums. (For declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
4. Building Civil Service skills for the future
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Building Civil Service skills for the future be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CSS0003 [The Infrastructure Forum] CSS0004 [The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)] CSS0006 [Academy of Social Sciences] CSS0007 [A Ashraf and R Athreya] CSS0008 [Royal Statistical Society] CSS0009 [Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]
5. Accountability of quangos and public bodies
Ordered, That Professor Matthew Flinders be appointed a Specialist Adviser to assist the Committee in matters related to Accountability of quangos and public bodies. (For declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
6. UK Statistics Authority
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee discussed this matter.
8. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
9. Citizens and Public Services
Rt Hon David Laws MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office and Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister for Government gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 25 March at 9:15am
Appendix
Declaration of Specialist Adviser interests: 17 March 2014
Professor Matthew Flinders
1. Economic and Social Research Council funded project ‘Shrinking the State’ [http://www.shrinkingthestate.org.uk/] has been examining the reform and governance of arm’s-length bodies since 2010. This independent research project has been undertaken with the support and co-operation of the Cabinet Office and has also fed into several National Audit Office reports.
2. I am a Director of a small registered company called ‘Understanding Politics’. This is really just an administrative and financial umbrella for any fees or payments I might receive for journalistic work, book royalties, speaking engagements, etc. but the company is not involved in political consultancy.
3. I am currently negotiating a number of television and radio projects with both ITV and the BBC but none of these documentary-based projects involve anything to do with the specialist topic of this inquiry. I also have no media work booked-in or scheduled to be broadcast during the period of this inquiry.
Declaration of Specialist Adviser interests: 17 March 2014
Professor Robert Pyper
I am employed as Head of the School of Social Sciences and Professor of Government and Public Policy by the University of the West of Scotland.
TUESDAY 25 MARCH 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Sheila Gilmore Priti Patel Kelvin Hopkins
1. Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 2013-14
The Committee discussed this matter.
2. Crime Statistics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Crime Statistics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CST0078 [Hertfordshire PCC]
3. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SIR0003 [Keith Howell]
4. Complaints: Do they make a difference?
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Complaints: Do they make a difference? be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
COM0040 [Mr William Cash MP]
5. Future of the Census
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Future of the Census be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
FOC0007 [Local Government Association]
6. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Future programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
8. Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 2013-14
The Rt Hon Lord Lang of Monkton DL, Chair, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 26 March at 9:15am
WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Kelvin Hopkins Lindsay Roy Greg Mulholland Andrew Turner
1. Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 2013-14
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 2013-14 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CBA0001 [Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office] CBA0002 [Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office]
Draft Report (The failure of the Cabinet Office to respond to our Report on the Business Appointment Rules, published July 2012), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Eleventh Report of the Committee, HC 1156.
2. Complaints: Do they make a difference?
Draft Report (More Complaints Please!), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Twelfth Report of the Committee, HC 229.
3. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
The Committee discussed this matter.
4. Future of the Civil Service
The Committee discussed this matter. [Adjourned till 1 April at 9:15am
TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Sheila Gilmore Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Mr Andrew Turner Greg Mulholland
1. Crime Statistics
Draft Report (Caught red-handed: Why we can’t count on Police Recorded Crime statistics), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Thirteenth Report of the Committee, HC 760.
2. Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
Draft Report (Time for a People’s Ombudsman Service), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fourteenth Report of the Committee, HC 655.
3. Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 2013-14
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments 2013-14 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
CBA0003 [Lord Lang]
4. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SIR0005 [Better Government Initiative]
5. Future of the Census
The Committee discussed this matter. [Adjourned till 8 April at 9:15am
TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland Sheila Gilmore Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Mr Andrew Turner
1. Crime Statistics
The Committee discussed this matter.
2. Complaints: Do they make a difference?
The Committee discussed this matter.
3. Future of the Census
The Committee discussed this matter.
4. Committee working practices
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. Future Programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
6. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Professor Jim Gallagher, University of Oxford and Professor Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till 9 April at 9:15am
WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Kelvin Hopkins Sheila Gilmore
1. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
SIR0011 [Martyn Cook] SIR0010 [FDA] SIR0009 [Andrew Inglis] SIR0008 [John McTernan] SIR0007 [Richard Parry]
SIR0006 [Committee on Standards In Public Life] SIR0012 [Catriona Graham]
2. Future of the Census
Draft Report (Too soon to scrap the Census), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published with the Fifteenth Report of the Committee, HC 1090.
3. Migration Statistics
Draft Special Report (Migration Statistics; Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2013-14), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government’s Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. Committee working practices
The Committee discussed this matter.
5. Complaints: Do they make a difference? and Parliament’s Ombudsman Service
The Committee discussed this matter.
6. Future Programme
The Committee discussed this matter.
7. Civil Service Impartiality and Referendums
Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 29 April at 9:15am
TUESDAY 29 APRIL 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy Kelvin Hopkins Mr Andrew Turner
1. Accountability of quangos and public bodies
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Accountability of quangos and public bodies be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[QPD0004] Timothy Hornsby [QPD0005] Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care [QPD0006] Dr Muiris Maccarthaigh [QPD0007] The Coal Authority [QPD0008] Matthew Wood [QPD0009] Institute for Government [QPD0010] Youth Justice Board [QPD0011] Food and Drink Federation [QPD0012] HM Inspectorate of Prisons [QPD0013] Chris Skelcher [QPD0014] Cabinet Office [QPD0015] Food Standards Agency
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Civil Service impartiality and referendums
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Civil Service impartiality and referendums be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[SIR0013] Head of the Civil Service [SIR0014] Scottish Ministers, The Scottish Government [SIR0016] The Civil Service Commission
3. Statistics and the regions and nations of the UK
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Statistics and the regions and nations of the UK be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[SRN0001] UK Statistics Authority
4. Business Appointment Rules
The Committee considered this matter.
Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) Committee Office House of Commons 7 Millbank London SW1P 3JA Tel 020 7219 5730 Email [email protected] Website www.parliament.uk/pasc
5. Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry
The Committee considered this matter.
6. UK Statistics Authority
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The work of the First Civil Service Commissioner
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Charity Commission
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Migration Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Accountability of quangos and public bodies
Tom Gash, Institute for Government, Professor Chris Skelcher, University of Birmingham, and Dr Katherine Tonkiss University of Birmingham gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 6 May at 9:15am TUESDAY 6 MAY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
Alun Cairns Kelvin Hopkins Paul Flynn Lindsay Roy David Heyes
1. Civil Service impartiality and referendums
Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) Committee Office House of Commons 7 Millbank London SW1P 3JA Tel 020 7219 5730 Email [email protected] Website www.parliament.uk/pasc
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Citizens and Public Services
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Accountability of quangos and public bodies
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Accountability of quangos and public bodies be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[QPD0016] The Commissioner for Public Appointments
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Special Advisers
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Ryan Coetzee, special adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister.
5. Migration Statistics
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Civil Service impartiality and referendums
Sir Bob Kerslake, Head of the Civil Service, and Sir Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government; and David Maddox, Westminster Correspondent, The Scotsman, Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh, and Michael Settle, UK Editor, The Herald gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 13 May at 9:15am TUESDAY 13 MAY 2014
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair Kelvin Hopkins Paul Flynn Greg Mulholland David Heyes Lindsay Roy Mr Andrew Turner
Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) Committee Office House of Commons 7 Millbank London SW1P 3JA Tel 020 7219 5730 Email [email protected] Website www.parliament.uk/pasc
1. Civil Service impartiality and referendums
Resolved, That the Committee visit Edinburgh in connection with its inquiry into Civil Service impartiality and referendums.
2. Citizens and public services
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Citizens and public services be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[PUB0024] Rt Hon Oliver Letwin, Minister for Government Policy [PUB0026] Local Grants Forum
3. Accountability of quangos and public bodies
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Accountability of quangos and public bodies be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
[QPD0018] Dr Thomas Elston
4. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Any other business
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Civil Service impartiality and referendums
Rt Hon Peter Riddell, Director, Institute of Government and Akash Paun, Fellow, Institute of Government gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till 11 June at 9.15am -END-