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The United Kingdom's Future Nuclear Deterrent Capability

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Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 February 2009.

Oral evidenceTaken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Wednesday 19 November 2008

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair	Nigel Griffiths
Mr Richard Bacon	Keith Hill
Mr Paul Burstow	Mr Austin Mitchell
Mr David Curry	Mr Alan Williams
Mr Ian Davidson

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CONTENTS

Mr Tim Burr, Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr Jim Rickleton, Assistant Auditor General, and Mr Tim Banfield, Director, National Audit Office, gave evidence.

Mr Marius Gallaher, Alternate Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

THE UNITED KINGDOM'S FUTURE NUCLEAR DETERRENT CAPABILITY (HC1115)

Witnesses: Sir Bill Jeffrey, KCB, Permanent Under Secretary of State, Dr Paul Hollinshead, BSc (Hons), PhD, MBA, OBE, Director Strategic Requirement, Mr Guy Lester, Director General Equipment, and Rear Admiral A D H Mathews, CB, Director General Submarines, Ministry of Defence, gave evidence.

Question Numbers:

1-19

20-39

40-59

60-79

80-99

100-119

120-128

Supplementary memorandum from the Ministry of Defence

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Prepared 19 March 2009