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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 March 2005.

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2004

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Allan	Mr Brian Jenkins
Mr Richard Bacon	Jim Sheridan
Mr David Curry	Mr Gerry Steinberg
Mr Ian Davidson	Jon Trickett
Mr Frank Field	Mr Alan Williams

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CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL:

Welfare to Work: Tackling the Barriers to the Employment of Older People (HC 1026)

Witnesses: Sir Richard Mottram KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Mr David Anderson, Chief Executive, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions; and Mr Stephen Marston, Director of the Adult Learning Group, Department for Education and Skills, examined.

Mr Tim Burr, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, further examined. Ms Paula Diggle, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 99

100 - 119

120 - 139

140 - 159

160 - 179

180 - 199

200 - 206

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Work and Pensions

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Prepared 24 May 2005