Public Accounts - Minutes of Evidence

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 26 February 2001.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2001

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Members present:

Mr David Davis, in the Chair

Mr Simon Burns	Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Alan Campbell	Mr David Rendel
Mr Ian Davidson	Mr Gerry Steinberg
Mr Nigel Griffiths	Mr Alan Williams

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

  MR GLENN HULL, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, and MR PETER SCHOFIELD, Head of Team Public Enterprise Partnership, HM Treasury, further examined.

REPORT BY THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE:
THE CANCELLATION OF THE BENEFITS PAYMENT CARD PROJECT (HC 857) (Session 1999-2000)

CONTENTS

Memorandum submitted by the DSS (PAC 00-01/70)

Examination of Witnesses

MS RACHEL LOMAX, Permanent Secretary, and MR GEORGE MCCORKELL, Director of Information Systems and Commercial Management, Department of Social Security; MR DEREK DAVIS, Director of Consumer Goods, Business and Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry; MR TONY OPPENHEIM, Director, Commercial and Finance, ICL Pathway; and MR JOHN ROBERTS CBE, Chief Executive, The Post Office, examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 99

100 - 119

120 - 139

140 - 159

160 - 176

APPENDIX 1

Memorandum submitted by the Department of Social Security (PAC 00-01/158)

APPENDIX 2

Supplementary Memorandum by the Department of Social Security (PAC 00-01/105)

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Prepared 11 July 2001