Lord Grayling corrected the Commons record on Departmental Public Bodies

26 April 2011 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Work and Pensions

Lord Grayling made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 26 April 2011. The figure £0.141 million in the original became £0.354 million in the correction. Altogether 25 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report , columns 9-10W, on the public bodies reform programme, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department net of costs incurred in the assumption of additional departmental responsibilities to accrue from (a) the abolition of three public bodies within his Department's area of responsibility, (b) the merger of one such body and (c) the change in function of two such bodies. Letter of correction from Mr Chris Grayling: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) on 21 March 2011. The full answer given was as follows:

Original and corrected words

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Original	Corrected
On 16 March 2011, Official Report , columns 9-10W, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster ~~General, the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr Maude),~~ issued a written ministerial statement updating Parliament on progress on public bodies reform. That statement also announced that Departments estimate cumulative administrative savings of at least £2.6 billion will flow from public bodies over the spending review period. I anticipate net overall administrative savings from structural reforms over the spending review period of ~~£0.141 million.~~ Overall administrative reductions from reform of all departmental public bodies are currently estimated to be £17.95 million over the spending review period. ~~The correct answer should have been:~~	On 16 March 2011, Official Report , columns 9-10W, my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General issued a written ministerial statement updating Parliament on progress on public bodies reform. That statement also announced that Departments estimate cumulative administrative savings of at least £2.6 billion will flow from public bodies over the spending review period. I anticipate net overall administrative savings from structural reforms over the spending review period of £0.354 million . Overall administrative reductions from reform of all departmental public bodies are currently estimated to be £17.95 million over the spending review period.

Original

Corrected

On 16 March 2011, Official Report , columns 9-10W, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster ~~General, the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr Maude),~~ issued a written ministerial statement updating Parliament on progress on public bodies reform. That statement also announced that Departments estimate cumulative administrative savings of at least £2.6 billion will flow from public bodies over the spending review period.
I anticipate net overall administrative savings from structural reforms over the spending review period of ~~£0.141 million.~~ Overall administrative reductions from reform of all departmental public bodies are currently estimated to be £17.95 million over the spending review period.
~~The correct answer should have been:~~

On 16 March 2011, Official Report , columns 9-10W, my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General issued a written ministerial statement updating Parliament on progress on public bodies reform. That statement also announced that Departments estimate cumulative administrative savings of at least £2.6 billion will flow from public bodies over the spending review period.
I anticipate net overall administrative savings from structural reforms over the spending review period of £0.354 million . Overall administrative reductions from reform of all departmental public bodies are currently estimated to be £17.95 million over the spending review period.

The correction in Hansard.

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