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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

WEDNESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2000

Members present:

Mr David Davis, in the Chair

Mr Alan Campbell Mr Richard Page

Mr Barry Gardiner Mr David Rendel

Mr Nigel Griffiths Mr Gerry Steinberg

Mr Andrew Love Mr Charles Wardle

Mr Jim Murphy Mr Alan Williams

SIR JOHN BOURN, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr John Pearce, Director, National Audit Office, further examined.
MR JAMIE MORTIMER, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

CONTENTS

VOLUME 2: CLASS II (VOTE 1)
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (HC11-II)
Irregularities in accounting for visa fees at the Deputy High Commission in Calcutta
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General:

Examination of Witnesses

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL: IRREGULARITIES IN ACCOUNTING FOR VISA FEES AT THE DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSION IN CALCUTTA (HC 11-II)
SIR JOHN KERR KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, DR PETER COLLECOTT, Principal Finance Officer and Director of Resources, and MR RICHARD WHITE MBE, Head of Migration and Visa Division, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, examined.

Question Number
1 - 19
20 - 39
40 - 59
60 - 79
80 - 99
100 - 119
120 - 139
140 - 159
160 - 179
180 - 199
200 - 205

APPENDIX 1

Supplementary Memorandum submitted by the FCO (PAC 1999-2000/91)

DSR 6: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT
Annex to DSR 6



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