Update to previous mailing regarding “Our Policies for Improving Trust
in Official Statistics”
Changes are:
- Venue: Now at Aldersgate Room, Westminster Central Hall.
- Pre-registration: now essential
- Representatives from three political main parties now confirmed
(Apologies for any cross-posting)
Full details:
Meeting on “Our Policies for Improving Trust in Official Statistics”
organised by
Royal Statistical Society Official Statistics Section Meeting (Jointly with
the RSS National Statistics Working Party)
Presentations by the three Main UK Political Parties
Monday 22 February 2010, 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm, Aldersgate Room,
Westminster Central Hall.
(The entrance is via Storey’s Gate, SW1H 9NH, See location map at
http://www.c-h-w.com/location/index.shtml. A café is open on the
same floor of the building before the meeting)
The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, and the subsequent
setting up of the Statutory UK Statistics Authority, have been
important milestones in re-establishing public confidence in official
statistics. The meeting will allow all three main UK political parties to
present their views on how the process of improving trust in official
statistics will be continued after the next general election.
Speakers
Mr. James Plaskitt MP, Labour Party, Member of the Treasury Select
Committee.
Rt. Hon Francis Maude MP, Conservative Party, Shadow Minister for the
Cabinet Office.
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal-Democrats, Deputy Leader and Shadow
Chancellor.
Chairperson
Professor David Hand, President of the Royal Statistical Society
Attendance is free and open to all, but pre-registration is essential.
You can register by email: [log in to unmask] or by phone (020)
7638 8998.
For further information contact Philip Turnbull
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