Edward Leigh
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"Sir Edward Julian Egerton Leigh" Member of Parliament/MP is a United Kingdom/British Conservative Party (UK)/Conservative politician and Member of Parliament/parliamentarian.

Leigh has represented Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)/Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom/House of Commons as its Member of Parliament since United Kingdom general election, 1997/1997, and for its predecessor constituency of Gainsborough and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency)/Gainsborough and Horncastle between United Kingdom general election, 1983/1983 and 1997. He served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)/Public Accounts Committee for 10 years between 2001 and 2010, investigating government waste and seeking value for money in government expenditure. Under his leadership, the Public Accounts Committee was responsible for saving the taxpayer over £4 billion. Sir Edward stepped down at the end of the parliamentary session in 2010 as it is customary for a member of the opposition party to hold this post.

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It is the clear volume of these cases which is worrying, 1 million incidents a year, and even more concerning that half of them could have been prevented if there had been proper reporting procedures.

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Each day, over one million people are treated successfully, and we all know that in the complex world of a hospital, things can go wrong. But no public health system should tolerate a failure to learn from previous experience on this scale.

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The people who need it most often don't know it exists -- and somewhat incredibly, neither do many of the Jobcentre staff who are there to help them.

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Delays in processing applications, caused by poor computer systems and the inability of frontline staff to access the information they need, means that people can face lengthy waits for 'emergency funds'.

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The Department for Education and Skills looks to be losing ground in its battle against truancy. Having remained at the same level for many years, the level of truancy has suddenly increased - to over 0.8% of school days.

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The ultimate success of Skills for Life will depend on the 'hard to reach' being persuaded of the benefits of gaining qualifications. To this end, it is a matter of grave concern that those with the greatest need have been getting the worst quality teaching.

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But there are some areas where progress has not been impressive.

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Far too many small and medium-sized stations are threatening places, with poorly lit, graffiti-covered passages and platforms, vandalized facilities and no staff on hand.

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This report raises a serious question mark over the amount of efficiency savings the government will achieve. This is a high risk program. Only 50 out of 300 projects have got to deliver 80 percent of the total savings.

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