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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 19 April 2006.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Monday 12 December 2005

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon	Jon Trickett
Greg Clark	Kitty Ussher
Sarah McCarthy-Fry	Mr Alan Williams
Mr Austin Mitchell

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Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General and Mr Keith Holden, Director, National Audit Office, were in attendance and gave evidence.

Mr Brian Glicksman CB, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance and gave evidence.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

THE SOUTH EASTERN PASSENGER RAIL FRANCHISE (HC 457)

CONTENTS

Witnesses: Dr Mike Mitchell, Director General, Rail, Department for Transport, Mr Nick Newton, Chief Executive, Strategic Rail Authority, Mr Michael Holden, Managing Director, South Eastern Trains and Mr John O'Brien, Chairman, Connex Transport UK Ltd, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-132

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Transport

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Prepared 11 May 2006