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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 February 2001.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2001

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Members present:

Mr David Davis, in the Chair

Mr Alan Campbell	Mr Andrew Love
Mr Geraint Davies	Mr David Rendel
Mr Nigel Griffiths	Mr Alan Williams
Mr Edward Leigh

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

MR GLENN HULL, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL: THE SALE OF PART OF THE UK GOLD RESERVES (HC 86)

CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by HM Treasury (PAC 00-01/44)

Examination of Witnesses

MR GUS O'DONNELL, Managing Director, Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance, DR PAUL MILLS, Head of Debt and Reserves Management Team, HM Treasury, and MR IAN PLENDERLEITH, Executive Director, the Bank of England, examined.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-140

APPENDIX 1

Supplementary memorandum submitted by HM Treasury (PAC00-01/107)

Charts showing price movements into and out of the ten auctions held to date, and the auction price

Value at Risk: A Worked Example

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Prepared 19 September 2001