Public Accounts - Fifty-Third Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1 July 1998.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

Introduction and Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

Contract management

Assurance for OPRAF

Access for the Comptroller and Auditor General

Train operating companies' performance

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

EVIDENCE (Wednesday 11 March 1998) (HC 625-i (97-98))

MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

1  Letter from OPRAF (PAC/60)

2  OPRAF Press Notice (6.3.98) (PAC/359)

WITNESSES

Mr John O'Brien, Franchising Director, Mr C Stokes, Deputy Franchising Director, and Mr D Revolta, Principal Finance Officer, the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising

Sir John Bourn, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General

Mr Graham Millar, Director, the National Audit Office

Mr Jamie Mortimer, Treasury Officer of Accounts

APPENDICES

1  Register of Breaches of the Franchise Agreements submitted by OPRAF (PAC/236)

2  Memorandum by OPRAF (PAC/241)

3  OPRAF BULLETIN (PAC/237)

4  Supplementary Paper by OPRAF (PAC/240)

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Prepared 22 July 1998