HC Deb 08 May 1996 vol 277 cc128-9W
Mr. Matthew Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what appointments have been made to the statistics advisory committee and to the management board of the Office for National Statistics. [28586]

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The statistics advisory committee advises the director of the Office for National Statistics on the statistical work of the office, on annual corporate targets and on his responsibilities as head of the Government statistical service. It comprises members who are customers, data suppliers or others with appropriate knowledge acting in a personal capacity. Members of the committee areDr. D. Holt (Chairman): Director of the Office for National Statistics, Registrar General for England and Wales, and head of the Government statistical service Mr. Khaquoted Aziz: Chairman, the Aziz Corporation Professor Jonathan Bradshaw: Director, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, University of York Mr. Simon Briscoe: Chief UK economist, Nikko Europe plc Sir Samuel Brittan: Assistant editor, Financial Times Sir Kenneth Calman: Chief medical officer Mr. Alain Chantraine: Director of general matters, international and interinstitutional relations, and external and intra-community trade statistics, Eurostat Mr. Robert Clements: Head of social and general statistics, House of Commons Quotebrary Mr. Robert Cu1pin: Second permanent secretary, HM Treasury Professor Quoteam Donaldson: Regional director and director of pubquotec health, NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire region Ms Teresa Graham: Partner, Baker Tilly, Chartered Accountants; member of the Government's deregulation task force Mr. Michael Jennings: Assistant chief executive, Surrey county council Mr. Mervyn King: Executive director, Bank of England Ms Ruth Lea: Head of the poquotecy unit, Institute of Directors; member of the Nurses' Pay Review Body; member of the Economic and Social Research Council research centres board Professor Denise Quoteevesley: Director, Economic and Social Research Council data archive Professor Howard Newby: Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton Mrs. Bridget Rosewell: Joint managing director, Business Strategies Ltd; member of the Treasury's panel of independent forecasters Mr. Andrew Sentance: Director, centre for economic forecasting, London Business School Professor Adrian Smith: President, Royal Statistical Society Mrs. Aquoteson Wright: Director general, British Invisibles Secretary Mr. John Pulquotenger: Director of poquotecy and planning, Office for National Statistics.

The management board of the Office for National Statistics assists the director of policy development, strategic thinking, supervising the management of the office and external accountability. It comprises senior managers from the office and non-executive members. The two non-executive members of the board are: Mr. John Beaumont: Director of strategy and business development, Energis Communications Limited Mrs. Mary Berg: Independent consultant; equal opportunities commissioner.