In this one-off session with John Pullinger CB, Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority and National Statistician, the Public Administration Committee will:
- question Mr Pullinger on his vision for the Office of National Statistics and the UK Statistics Authority, and his aims for his five year tenure
- examine progress against the UK Statistics Authority’s strategic priorities:
- Quality - including the scrutiny of official statistics
- Impact – how to communicate statistics more effectively
- Efficiency – value for money
- Coverage - including the future of the Census;
- Trustworthiness – how the UK Statistics Authority is working towards transparency and publishes statistics to inform public debate
- explore other issues to do with the use of statistics in government.