MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
SESSION 2001-02
WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2001
Members present:
Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair
| Mr Ian Davidson | Mr George Osborne
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| Geraint Davies | Mr David Rendel
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| Mr Nick Gibb | Mr Gerry Steinberg
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| Mr Brian Jenkins | |
Sir John Bourn, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, was further
examined.
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Glenn Hull, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, was further
examined.
The Comptroller and Auditor General's Report on The Auction of
Radio Spectrum for the Third Generation of Mobile Telephones (HC
233) was considered.
Mr David Hendon, Chief Executive, Radiocommunications Agency,
was examined (HC 436-i).
Mr David Rendel declared a pecuniary interest as a shareholder
in British Telecom, and a non-pecuniary interest in that Vodaphone
is in his constituency.
The witness was further examined.
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[Adjourned until Monday 10 December at half
past Four o'clock.
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SESSION 2001-2002
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2002
Members present:
Mr Edward Leigh in the Chair
| Geraint Davies | Mr Gerry Steinberg
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| Mr Barry Gardiner | Jon Trickett
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| Mr David Rendel | Mr Alan Williams
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Sir John Bourn, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, was further
examined.
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Draft Report (The Auction of Radio Spectrum for the Third Generation
of Mobile Telephones), 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 47 read and agreed to.
Postponed paragraph 4 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirtieth 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.
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[Adjourned until Monday 15 April at Four
o'clock.
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