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Baroness Finn (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 November 2025

Debate

Office for National Statistics

Contribution

My Lords, Sir Robert Devereux’s independent review of the ONS earlier this year highlighted a culture where there was “a reluctance, at senior levels, to hear and act on difficult news” and where unrealistic targets were pursued. What measures are being taken to change that organisational culture, and are the Government confident that they now have the correct leadership, in terms of technical expertise, to improve both the statistics and the culture, so that those in positions of senior management listen to internal warnings about data quality?

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