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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH 2000



Note: In these Minutes of Evidence asterisks indicate that all or part of a question, or of an answer thereto has not been reported to the House. Parts of this Evidence relate to the constituent study of the Chinook Mk 2 Mid-Life update. This aspect of the Committee's examination is the subject of a separate report entitled Acceptance of the Chinook Mk 2 Helicopter (45th Report (ITC 975(99.00))). Papers relating to that Report and referred to in this Evidence do not appear in these Minutes.


Members present:
Mr David Davis, in the Chair Mr Nigel Griffiths
Mr Alan CampbellMr David Rendel
Mr Ian DavidsonMr Gerry Steinberg
Mr Barry GardinerMr Alan Williams




SIR JOHN BOURN, KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office, further examined.
MR KEVIN DIXON, Assistant Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL: ACCEPTANCE OF EQUIPMENT OFF-CONTRACT AND INTO SERVICE (HC 204)




CONTENTS

Examination of Witnesses

MR KEVIN TEBBIT, CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, SIR ROBERT WALMSLEY, KCB, FREng, Chief of Defence Procurement, VICE ADMIRAL SIR JEREMY BLACKHAM, KCB BA, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), and MR JOHN OUGHTON, Deputy Chief of Defence Logistics, Ministry of Defence, examined.

Question Number

1 - 19

20 - 39

40 - 59

60 - 79

80 - 99

100 - 119

120 - 139

140 - 159

160 - 179

180 - 199

200 - 219

220 - 239

240 - 259

260 - 270


Evidence taken in private

271 - 279

280 - 299

300 - 304



APPENDIX 1




 
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