MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 2001
Members present:
Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon | Mr George Osborne |
| Mr Ian Davidson | Mr David Rendel |
| Mr Barry Gardiner | Mr Gerry Steinberg |
| Mr Nick Gibb | Jon Trickett |
| Mr Brian Jenkins | Mr Alan Williams |
Sir John Bourn, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, was further examined.
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Glenn Hull, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, was further examined.
The Comptroller and Auditor General's Report on NIRS 2: Contract Extension (HC 355) was considered.
Sir Nicholas Montagu, KCB, Chairman, Inland Revenue, was further examined; Mr John Yard, CBE, Director, Business Services, Inland Revenue; Ms Lis Astall, Partner, Accenture, was examined; and Mr Sandy Gordon, Project Manager, National Audit Office, was examined (HC 423-i).
Resolved, That copies of the uncorrected typescript of evidence taken on 3 December on the National Insurance Recording System (NIRS) 2: Contract Extension, be placed in the House of Commons Library for the use of Members and in the Record Office, House of Lords, for public inspection.-(Mr David Rendel).
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[Adjourned until Wednesday 5 December at Four o'clock.
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