Office for National Statistics Debate
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Baroness Manzoor
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)
Obviously, pay levels within the ONS are a matter for its leadership. I reassure noble Lords, however, that the budget for the ONS has increased. Rarely would I say so from this Dispatch Box, but the last Government and this Government have ensured that the budget for the ONS has increased by 6.5% year on year since 2015. It is the only government department to have had that uplift, and its budget is over £430 million. It has the resources it needs to make sure that they are deployed effectively.
Baroness Manzoor (Con)
My Lords, can the Minister assure the House that the new Permanent Secretary has the technical expertise necessary in this particular area?