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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 June 2007.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Wednesday 29 November 2006

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon	Mr Austin Mitchell
Annette Brooke	Dr John Pugh
Mr Ian Davidson	Mr Don Touhig
Mr Philip Dunne	Mr Alan Williams
Mr Sadiq Khan

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Witnesses: Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General was in attendance and gave oral evidence.

Witness: Ms Paula Diggle, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, gave evidence

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

BBC OUTSOURCING: THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BBC AND SIEMENS BUSINESS SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

CONTENTS

Witnesses: Mr Jeremy Peat, National Governor and Chair of Audit Committee, Mr Mark Thompson, Director-General, Ms Zarin Patel, Group Finance Director, Mr Ashley Highfield, Director, Future Media & Technology, BBC and Mr Keith Hawkswell, Director, National Audit Office, gave evidence.

Question Numbers

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-139

140-159

160-179

180-199

200-219

220-228

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the BBC

Letter from Comptroller and Auditor General to the Chairman of the Committee

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Prepared 28 June 2007