MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2001

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

SIR JOHN BOURN KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, and MR DAVID FINLAY, Head of PFI Development, National Audit Office, further examined.

MR BRIAN GLICKSMAN, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL: MANAGING THE RELATIONSHIP TO SECURE A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP IN PFI PROJECTS (HC 375)

Examination of Witnesses

MR PETER GERSHON CBE, Chief Executive, MR PETER RYAN, Head of Private Finance Policy and Projects, Office of Government Commerce and MR COLIN BUSBY, Chairman, Major Contractors Group, examined.