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 17 July 2002.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 2002

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Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon	Mr George Osborne
Mr Ian Davidson	Mr David Rendel
Mr Barry Gardiner	Mr Gerry Steinberg
Mr Nick Gibb	Jon Trickett
Mr Brian Jenkins	Mr Alan Williams

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MR TIM BURR, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, further examined.

MR ROB MOLAN, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

 REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL:

Agricultural Fraud: The case of Joseph Bowden (HC 615)

CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 2002

MR BRIAN BENDER CB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, MR JOHNSTON MCNEILL, Chief Executive, Rural Payments Agency, and MR HUGH MACKINNON, Operations Director, Rural Payments Agency, examined.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-139

140-159

160-179

180-199

200-219

220-239

240-259

260-279

280-299

Appendix

Annex A

Annex B

Annex C

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Prepared 22 August 2002