Back in May, it was reported that Iain Duncan Smith would be
grilled by MPs over his misuse of benefit statistics and, after his latest
crimes against data, the good news is that a date has now been confirmed. In response to an email from Jayne Linney,
who started a Change.org petition demanding parliament hold Duncan Smith to
account, Anne Begg, the Labour chair of the work and pensions select committee,
replied:
‘I can confirm
that IDS will be appearing before the Work and Pensions Select Committee on
Wednesday 4th September where he will be asked questions about the DWP’s Annual
Report and the Department’s use of statistics.’
Read more on the New Statesman website.
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