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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 27 March 2006.

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER 2005

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Greg Clark	Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Mr Ian Davidson	Kitty Ussher
Helen Goodman	Mr Alan Williams
Mr Sadiq Khan

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Mr Tim Burr, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, was in attendance and gave evidence.

Ms Paula Diggle, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance and gave evidence.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL TACKLING THE COMPLEXITY OF BENEFIT REGULATION

CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

Witnesses: Mr Leigh Lewis CB, Permanent Secretary, Mr Adam Sharples, Director General for Work, Welfare and Equality, and Mr Brendan O'Gorman, Divisional Manager for Benefit Reform Division, Department of Work and Pensions, gave evidence.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 99

100 - 115

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Work and Pensions

Memorandum submitted by the Child Poverty Action Group

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Prepared 27 April 2006