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WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2002
Members present:
Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair
| Mr Nigel Jones |
| Mr Richard Bacon | Mr George Osborne
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| Mr Ian Davidson | Mr David Rendel
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| Geraint Davies | Mr Gerry Steinberg
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| Mr George Howarth | Mr Alan Williams
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| Mr Brian Jenkins | |
Mr Tim Burr, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, was further
examined.
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Rob Molan, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, was further
examined.
The Comptroller and Auditor General's Report on The 2001 Outbreak
of Foot and Mouth Disease (HC 939), was considered.
Mr Brian Bender CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, was further examined; Mr Jim Scudamore,
Director General for Animal Health and Welfare, and Chief Veterinary
Officer, and Mr George Trevelyan, Director, FMD Operations, Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined (HC 1048-i).
Mr Brian Jenkins declared an interest as having been a Parliamentary
Private Secretary at the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food during the period under consideration.
The witnesses withdrew.
The Committee further deliberated (autumn programme).
Resolved, That the Committee approve the proposed programme
of inquiries from 21 October to 18 December.—(The Chairman).
Draft Report (Department for International Development: Performance
Management - Helping to reduce World Poverty), proposed by the
Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph
by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 3 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 4 postponed.
Paragraphs 5 to 27 read and agreed to.
Postponed paragraph 4 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Forty-eighth Report of
the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134
(Select Committees (Reports)) be applied to the Report.
Another draft Report (Ensuring that Policies Deliver Value for
Money), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph
by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 3 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 4 postponed.
Paragraphs 5 to 25 read and agreed to.
Postponed paragraph 4 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Forty-ninth Report of
the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134
(Select Committees (Reports)) be applied to the Report.
Another draft Report (Pipes and Wires), proposed by the Chairman,
brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph
by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 3 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 4 postponed.
Paragraphs 5 to 34 read and agreed to.
Postponed paragraph 4 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fiftieth Report of the
Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134
(Select Committees (Reports)) be applied to the Report.
[Adjourned until Wednesday 17 July at Four o'clock.
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