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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH 2000
Note: These Minutes of Evidence form part
of the public evidence taken simultaneously in relaton to the
Acceptance of equipment off-contract and into service. They do
not include the evidence on that subject taken in private as reported
to the House. For that reported evidence see the Committee's 44th
Report (HC 319).
Members present:
Mr David Davis, in the Chair
| Mr Alan Campbell | Mr Barry Gardiner
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| Mr David Rendel | Mr Alan Williams
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| Mr Ian Davidson | Mr Nigel Griffiths
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| Mr Gerry Steinberg | |
SIR JOHN
BOURN, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor
General, National Audit Office, further examined.
MR KEVIN
DIXON, Assistant Treasury Officer
of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.
REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL: ACCEPTANCE OF
EQUIPMENT OFF-CONTRACT AND INTO SERVICE (HC 204)
CONTENTS
Letter to the Chairman of the Committee from Mr Martin
O'Neill, MP, the Rt Hon James Arbuthnot, MP and Mr Menzies Campbell,
MP (PAC 1999-2000/86)
THE RAF CHINOOK MK 2 AND ITS FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL
ELECTRONIC CONTROL (FADEC) (PAC 1999-2000/85)
Memorandum submitted by Mr Malcolm Perks
EDS-SCICON (PAC 1999-2000/108)
Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from the National
Audit Office
Examination of Witnesses
MR KEVIN
TEBBIT, CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary
of State, SIR ROBERT
WALMSLEY, KCB, Chief of Defence
Procurement, VICE ADMIRAL
SIR JEREMY
BLACKHAM, KCB, Deputy Chief of
Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), and MR
JOHN OUGHTON,
Deputy Chief of Defence Logistics Ministry of Defence, examined.
Question Number
1 - 19
20 - 39
40 - 59
60 - 79
80 - 99
100 - 119
120 - 139
140 - 159
160 - 179
180 - 199
200 - 219
220 - 239
240 - 259
260 - 270
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
(Note: In these Appendices asterisks indicate that
a word, passage or figures have not been reported to the House).
APPENDIX 1
Part of a letter and memorandum from the Ministry of Defence
(PAC/1999-2000/196)
SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE (PAC 1999-2000/196)
APPENDIX 2
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON CHINOOK PUT BY THE COMMITTEE IN
ITS LETTER OF 3 JULY 2000
APPENDIX 3
ACCEPTING EQUIPMENT OFF-CONTRACT AND INTO SERVICE (PAC/278)
Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from the Permanent Under-Secretary
of State, the Ministry of Defence
APPENDIX 4
MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY COMPUTER WEEKLY (PAC 1999-2000/158)
Annex 1
Annex 2
APPENDIX 5
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