MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
SESSION 2001-02
WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2001
Members present:
Edward Leigh in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon
| Mr David Rendel |
| Mr Barry Gardiner | Mr Gerry Steinberg
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| Mr Brian Jenkins | Mr John Trickett
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| Mr George Osborne | Mr Alan Williams
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Mr Tim Burr, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, was
examined.
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Brian Glicksman, Treasury Officer of Accounts was further
examined.
The Comptroller and Auditor General's Report on Purchasing
Professional Services (HC 400) was considered.
Mr Peter Gershon, CBE, Chief Executive, and Mr Hugh Barrett,
Executive Director, the Office of Government Commerce, and Mr
Michael Whitehouse, Director, the National Audit Office were examined
(HC 309-i).
Mr Richard Bacon declared a former non-pecuniary interest
as a Director of the Management Consultancies Association.
The witnesses were further examined.
* * * * * [Adjourned until Wednesday 31 October
at Four o'clock * * * * * MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2002 Members
present: Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair Mr Richard Bacon
Mr Ian Davidson Mr Geraint Davies Mr Brian Jenkins Mr George Osborne
Mr David Rendel Mr Gerry Steinberg Mr Alan Williams Mr Tim Burr,
Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, was further examined.
The Committee deliberated.
* * * *
Draft Report (Better Value for Money from Professional Services),
proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time,
paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 3 postponed.
Paragraphs 4 to 33 read and agreed to.
Postponed paragraph 3 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-first 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 13 February at Four
o'clock.
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