Andrew Tyrie blasts 'out of touch' Office for National Statistics

Treasury select committee chair said ONS lacked intellectual curiosity, was prone to silly mistakes and was unresponsive to consumer needs

Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Treasury select committee, has redoubled his criticism of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for falling behind its international peers and jeopardising policy decisions with poor quality data.

Tyrie's committee heard evidence from Sir Charlie Bean, the former Bank of England deputy governor, as he prepares a report for government into the quality of UK economics statistics.