In June 2009, Sir Michael Scholar, head of the UK Statistics Authority, wrote to Harman to warn her that different headline figures used by the ONS and Government Equalities Office with regards to pay differentiation between men and women might undermine public trust in official statistics.
2009年6月，英国统计局（英语：UK Statistics Authority）局长迈克尔·司高乐（英语：Michael Scholar）爵士写信给哈曼警告她，统计办公室和政府平权办公室公布的男女薪酬差异的不同数据可能会削弱公众对官方统计的信任。