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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE COMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 1998

Members present:

Mr David Davis, in the Chair

Mr Alan Campbell Mr Andrew Love

Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Mr Richard Page

Mr Geraint Davies Mr Charles Wardle

Ms Maria Eagle Mr Alan Williams

SIR JOHN BOURN, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, further examined.

CONTENTS

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL.
THE MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH IN THE ENGLISH FURTHER EDUCATION SECTOR: (HC 259)
INQUIRY INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH IN FURTHER EDUCATION (PAC 97-98/222)
Paper Submitted by the FE21 Group of Colleges

FE21 GROUP
SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION
RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Introduction
The FE21 Group
Collaborative provision
Recent growth in the FE sector
Costs and benefits of collaborative provision
6. Future development of collaborative provision
7. Recommendations

Examination of witnesses

MR MICHAEL BICHARD, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education and Employment, and PROFESSOR DAVID MELVILLE, Chief Executive, The Further Education Funding Council, examined.
MR FRANK MARTIN, Treasury Officer of Accounts, further examined.

Question Number
1 - 19
20 - 39
40 - 59
60 - 79
80 - 95