Q171 Mr Bacon: Mr Pocklington, are there documents --- Mr Pocklington? Are there documents in the Treasury that show that £250 million of the MoD budget for that year was expected to come from this sale?
Mr Pocklington: I was not aware at the time-
Q172 Mr Bacon: Mr Pocklington, my question was not were you around at the time. I am not interested in whether you were around at the time or not. I hoped you had come to this meeting prepared.
Mr Pocklington: My understanding, and the NAO may be able to provide more detail than this, is that it is, of course, an NAO audited assumption that relates to the fiscal projections.
Q173 Mr Bacon: Hang on, hang on. I am not asking about the NAO. I am asking about the Treasury. You are an HM Treasury official, are you not?
Mr Pocklington: Yes.
Q174 Mr Bacon: I am not asking about the National Audit Office; I am asking about the Treasury. Are there documents around --- I will just repeat the question for clarity.
Mr Pocklington: I am not aware of any documents. Indeed, the fiscal projections which the Treasury uses are based on assumptions audited by the NAO and those assumptions include --
Q175 Mr Bacon: Hang on, hang on. Fiscal projections: I did not ask about fiscal projections. NAO: I did not ask about NAO. I am asking about whether the Treasury was assuming that £250 million of the MoD budget for the year involved would come from this sale, yes or no?
Mr Pocklington: I am not aware of any documents.
Q176 Mr Bacon: If you find any when you get back to the ranch will you send a copy of them to us?
Mr Pocklington: Of course, but I think it is important-
Q177 Mr Bacon: Thank you very much. That is great. That is all I wanted to know. Sir John, could you go to paragraph 2.17 of the Report please? This is on page 20, paragraph 2.17. Would you mind reading out the first sentence please?
Sir John Chisholm: "On the basis of the scheme agreed, following input from the chief financial officer, the then chief executive officer proposed the specific allocation of shares to management and staff."
Q178 Mr Bacon: "The then chief executive officer proposed the specific allocation of shares to management and staff". Who was "the then chief executive officer"?
Sir John Chisholm: I was.
Q179 Mr Bacon: I thought so; yes, I thought you were. A separate question: have you had any discussions with anyone about leaving QinetiQ?
Sir John Chisholm: No, sir.
Q180 Mr Bacon: You have not?
Sir John Chisholm: No, sir.