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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 19 December 2005.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Monday 28 February 2005

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon	Mr Siôn Simon
Mr Brian Jenkins	Mr Gerry Steinberg

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Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General and Ms Angela Hands, Director of Education and Skills Value for Money Studies, National Audit Office, further examined.

Mr Brian Glicksman CB, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL:

Improving School Attendance in England (HC 212)

CONTENTS

Witnesses: Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary and Mr Peter Housden, Director General for Schools, Department for Education and Skills, examined.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-112

Memorandum from the Department for Education and Skills

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Education and Skills

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the National Audit Office

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Prepared 19 January 2006