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Session 2007-08

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Reports
	16 December 2008	Fifty-seventh Report	Shared services in the Department for Transport and its agencies
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	11 December 2008	Fifty-sixth Report	British Council: Achieving Impact
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	9 December 2008	Fifty-fifth Report	HMRC: Tackling the hidden economy
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	20 November 2008	Fifty-fourth Report	Compensating victims of violent crime
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	18 November 2008	Fifty-third Report	Reducing passenger rail delays by better management of incidents
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	13 November 2008	Fifty-second Report	Protecting consumers? Removing price controls
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	11 November 2008	Fifty-first Report	Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office
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	6 November 2008	Forty-ninth Report	Making grants efficiently in the culture, media and sport sector
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	4 November 2008	Forty-eighth Report	The supervision of community orders in England and Wales
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	31 October 2008	Third Special Report	BBC Procurement: The BBC Trust’s response to the Nineteenth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts
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	30 October 2008	Forty-seventh Report	Meeting needs? The Offenders' Learning and Skills Service
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	28 October 2008	Forty-sixth Report	The procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Services
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	23 October 2008	Forty-fifth Report	Reducing the risk of violent crime
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	21 October 2008	Thirtieth Report	Management of large business Corporation Tax
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	9 October 2008	Forty-first Report	NHS Pay Modernisation: New contracts for General Practice services in England
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	7 October 2008	Thirty-ninth Report	Preparing to deliver the 14-19 education reforms in England
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	11 September 2008	Forty-fourth Report	The roll-out of the Jobcentre Plus office network
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	9 September 2008	Forty-third Report	Managing financial resources to deliver better public services
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	4 September 2008	Fortieth Report	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Management of Expenditure
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	2 September 2008	Thirty-sixth Report	HM Treasury: Making changes in operational PFI projects
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	24 July 2008	Fiftieth Report	Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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	24 July 2008	Forty-second Report	Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond
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	22 July 2008	Thirty-third Report	Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2007
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	18 July 2008	Thirty-seventh Report	Ministry of Defence: Leaving the Services
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	17 July 2008	Thirty-fourth Report	Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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	15 July 2008	Twenty-ninth Report	A progress update in resolving the difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England
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	10 July 2008	Thirty-eighth Report	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - Taking forward decommissioning
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	8 July 2008	Thirty-first Report	Progress in Tackling Benefit Fraud
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	3 July 2008	Thirty-fifth Report	Housing Market Renewal: Pathfinders
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	1 July 2008	Thirty-second Report	Reducing the cost of complying with regulations: the delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction programme 2007
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	26 June 2008	Twenty-eighth Report	Government preparations for digital switchover
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	24 June 2008	Twenty-seventh Report	Department for International Development: Providing budget support for developing countries
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	19 June 2008	Second Special Report	Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
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	17 June 2008	Twenty-sixth Report	Caring for Vulnerable Babies: The reorganisation of neonatal services in England
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	12 June 2008	Twenty-fifth Report	The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
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	10 June 2008	Twenty-fourth Report	The privatisation of QinetiQ
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	5 June 2008	Twenty-third Report	Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts, 2006–07: Achieving Financial Balance
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	3 June 2008	First Special Report	The BBC's management of risk
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	22 May 2008	Twenty-second Report	Improving the efficiency of central government's use of office property
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	20 May 2008	Twenty-first Report	The Carbon Trust: Accelerating the move to a low carbon economy
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	15 May 2008	Twentieth Report	HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms
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	13 May 2008	Nineteenth Report	BBC Procurement
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	8 May 2008	Eighteenth Report	Improving corporate functions using shared services
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	1 May 2008	Seventeenth Report	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing Risk in the Overseas Territories
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	29 April 2008	Sixteenth Report	Government on the Internet: Progress in delivering information and services online
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	24 April 2008	Fifteenth Report	The Pensions Regulator: Progress in establishing its new regulatory arrangements
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	22 April 2008	Fourteenth Report	The budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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	4 March 2008	Twelfth Report	Coal Health Compensation Schemes
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	28 February 2008	Thirteenth Report	Sustainable employment: supporting people to stay in work and advance
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	26 February 2008	Eleventh Report	The compensation scheme for former Icelandic water trawlermen
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	20 February 2008	Tenth Report	Staying the course: the retention of students on higher education courses
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	7 February 2008	Ninth Report	Helping people from workless households into work
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	5 February 2008	Eighth Report	Tax Credits and PAYE
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	1 February 2008	Seventh Report	Excess Votes 2006-07
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	24 January 2008	Sixth Report	Improving Services and Support for People with Dementia
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	22 January 2008	Fifth Report	Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
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	17 January 2008	Second Report	Department of Health: Prescribing costs in primary care
		HTML version (browsable) PDF version	HC 173 Purchase this title
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	15 January 2008	Third Report	Building for the future: Sustainable construction and refurbishment on the government estate
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	10 January 2008	First Report	Department for International Development: Tackling rural poverty in developing countries
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	18 December 2007	Fourth Report	Environment Agency: Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
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Oral and Written Evidence
	3 March 2008		National Audit Office Supply Estimate 2008-09
Oral Evidence given by Tim Burr, Jim Rickleton and Phil Woodward, National Audit Office : uploaded on 21 November 2008 HC 396-i Purchase this title
	12 December 2007		Loss of Data By HM Revenue & Customs
Oral Evidence given by Mr Dave Hartnett CB, Acting Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs, and Mr Nick Lodge, Director of Data Security, HM Revenue & Customs: uploaded on 21 November 2008 HC 200-i Purchase this title
Uncorrected Oral Evidence
	24 November 2008		Independent Police Complaints Commission
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Ms Jane Furniss, Chief Executive, Independent Police Complaints Commission: uploaded on 4 December 2008 HC 1208-i
	17 November 2008		Renewing the Physical Infrastructure of English Further Education Colleges
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary, Ms Susan Pember, OBE, Director, Further Education and Skills Performance Group, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, and Mr Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council: uploaded on 21 November 2008 HC 1201-i
	12 November 2008		Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health Services In England For Alcohol Misuse
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Hugh Taylor, Permanent Secretary, Department for Health, Dr Will Cavendish, Director Health and Well-Being , Department for Health, Dr Mark Prunty, Senior Medical Officer, Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Programme, and Dr Barbara Hakin, Chief Executive, East Midlands Strategic Health Authority: uploaded on 18 November 2008 HC 1197-i
	3 November 2008		Programmes To Reduce Household Energy Consumption
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Ms Moira Wallace, Acting Permanent Secretary, Mr Edmund Hosker, Acting Director General, Ms Anne Sharpe, Director, Domestic Climate Change and Energy, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Mr John Fiennes, Director, Sustainable Buildings and Climate Change, Department for Communities and Local Government: uploaded on 6 November 2008 HC 1169-i
	29 October 2008		Department For Work And Pensions: Handling Customer Complaints
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Leigh Lewis KCB, Permanent Secretary, Mr Terry Moran, Chief Executive, Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Department for Work and Pensions and Ms Lesley Strathie, Chief Executive, Jobcentre Plus: uploaded on 3 November 2008 HC 1155-i
	22 October 2008		Ministry Of Defence: The Defence Information Infrastructure (Dii)
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Under Secretary, Mr John C T Taylor, Chief Information Officer and Mr Bob Quick OBE, Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) Programme Team Leader, Ministry of Defence: uploaded on 27 October 2008 HC 1133-i
	20 October 2008		Widening Participation in Higher Education
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Professor David Eastwood, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for England, and Sir Martin Harris, Director for Fair Access, Office of Fair Access: uploaded on 27 October 2008 HC 1119-i
	8 October 2008		HM Revenue and Customs Standard Report
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Mike Clasper CBE, Chairman, Mr Dave Hartnett CB, Acting Chief Executive Officer, and Ms Sarah Walker, Director of Benefits and Credits, HM Revenue and Customs: uploaded on 14 October 2008 HC 1085-i
	30 June 2008		Protecting Consumers? Removing Retail Price Controls
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Ms Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, PostComm: uploaded on 2 July 2008 HC 571-ii
	25 June 2008		Skills For Life: Progress in Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Stephen Marston, Director General, Further Education and Skills, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Mr Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council: uploaded on 2 July 2008 HC 854-i
	18 June 2008		Ministry of Defence: Chinook MK 3 Helicopters
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Secretary for Defence, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue KCB CBE, Chief of Defence Materiel and Lt Gen Andrew Figgures CBE, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) : uploaded on 24 June 2008 HC 747-i
	16 June 2008		National Programme For IT In The NHS: Progress Since 2006
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr David Nicholson, Chief Executive of the NHS, Mr Gordon Hextall, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Director for Programme & Systems Delivery, NHS Connecting for Health, Professor Michael Thick, Chief Clinical Officer, NHS Connecting for Health, Dr Gillian Braunold, Clinical Director of the Summary Care Record, Department for Health, and Mr Peter Hutchinson, Group Director UK Public Services, Fujitsu Services : uploaded on 23 June 2008 HC 737-i
	9 June 2008		Shared Services in the Department for Transport and its Agencies
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary and Mrs Barbara Moorhouse, Director General, Corporate Resources Group, Department for Transport: uploaded on 16 June 2008 HC 684-i
	4 June 2008		Reducing Passenger Rail Delays by Better Management of Incidents
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Dr Mike Mitchell, Director General, Rail and National Networks Group andDr Gary Backler, Director, Rail Service Delivery, National Networks, Department for Transport; Mr Iain Coucher, Chief Executive, Network Rail; Dr Bill Emery, Chief Executive, Office of Rail Regulation and Mr David Franks, Chief Executive, Trains Division, National Express Group and Managing Director, National Express East Coast and an ATOC Board Member, Association of Train Operating Companies: uploaded on 11 June 2008 HC 655-i
	2 June 2008		Making Grants efficiently in the Culture, Media and Sport sector
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Nicholas Holgate, Chief Operating Officer, Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Ms Jennie Price, Chief Executive, Sport England; Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive, English Heritage; Mr Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council; and Mr Peter Wanless, The Lottery Fund: uploaded on 9 June 2008 HC 641-i
	21 May 2008		Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office Resource Accounts 2005-06 and 2006-07
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr David Green QC, Director, Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office: uploaded on 29 May 2008 HC 601-i
	19 May 2008		Meeting Needs? The Offenders' Learning and Skills Service
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Mr Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council and Mr Phil Wheatley, Director General, HM Prison Service for England and Wales: uploaded on 28 May 2008 HC 584-i
	14 May 2008		Protecting Consumers? Removing Retail Price Controls
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Ms Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, Postcomm, Mr Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem, and Mr Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom: uploaded on 19 May 2008 HC 571-i
	12 May 2008		Reducing The Procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Services
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Archie Robertson, Chief Executive, and Mr David Bradbrook, Contract Manager for the National Roads Telecommunications Services, Highways Agency : uploaded on 16 May 2008 HC 558-i
	7 May 2008		Reducing The Risk Of Violent Crime
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Simon King, Head of the Violent Crime Unit, Home Office : uploaded on 12 May 2008 HC 546-i
	23 April 2008		National Probation Service: The Supervision of Community Orders in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice,Mr Roger Hill, Director of Probation, National Probation Service, andMr Phil Wheatley, Director General, HM Prison Service for England and Wales.: uploaded on 30 April 2008 HC 508-i
	26 March 2008		NHS pay modernisation: New contracts for general practice services in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by David Nicholson, Professor David Colin-Thomé and Mark Britnell, National Health Service: uploaded on 1 April 2008 HC 463-i
	5 March 2008		Partnering for success: Preparing to deliver the 14-19 education reforms in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr David Bell and Mr Jon Coles, Department for Children, Schools and Families: uploaded on 11 March 2008 HC 413-i
	28 January 2008		Management of Large Business Corporation Tax
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Dave Hartnett CB, Acting Chairman, Ms Melanie Dawes, Acting Director on General Business, and Ms Freda Chaloner, Acting Director Large Business Service, HM Revenue and Customs: uploaded on 1 February 2008 HC 302-i
	16 January 2008		Compensating Victims of Violent Crime
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Ministry of Justice, Ms Carole Oatway, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, and Mr Peter Handcock, Tribunals Service: uploaded on 22 January 2008 HC 251-i

 
Session 2006-07

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7 May 2009