SESSION 2001-02

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF
THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

SESSION 2001-02

WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2002

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Richard Bacon
Mr Ian Davidson
Geraint Davies
Mr George Howarth
Mr Brian Jenkins
Ms Ruth Kelly

Mr George Osborne
Mr David Rendel
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Jon Trickett
Mr Alan Williams

Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, was further examined.

The Committee deliberated.

Mr Brian Glicksman, Treasury Officer of Accounts, was further examined.

The Comptroller and Auditor General's Report on Private Finance Initiative: Redevelopment of MOD Main Building (HC 748), was considered.

Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB, CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, was further examined; Mr Jonathan Hoyle, Director, Main Building Development, Ministry of Defence, was examined; Mr Matthew Webber, Chairman, and Mr Les Mitchell, Managing Director, Modus Services plc were examined; and Mr Jeremy Colman, Assistant Auditor General, National Audit Office, was further examined (HC 1013-i).

A division of the House being called, the Chairman suspended the meeting for ten minutes.

The Committee resumed.

The witnesses were further examined.

The witnesses withdrew.

The Committee further deliberated.

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[Adjourned until Monday 1 July at Four o'clock.

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