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Session 2001-02
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Public Accounts - Fifteenth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 January 2002.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

FIFTEENTH REPORT

Introduction and list of conclusions and recommendations
How Further Education Colleges can improve student performance
Progress made in education during the stewardship of Sir Michael Bichard and
Professor David Melville

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

EVIDENCE
(Wednesday 14 March 2001) (HC 336-i, Session 2000-2001)

MEMORANDA
1 Letter from the Further Education Funding Council to the Times
Educational Supplement (PAC/95)
2 The Association of Colleges (PAC/96)

WITNESSES
Mr Tim Burr, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office
Mr Glenn Hull, Second Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury
Sir Michael Bichard, KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education and Employment; and Professor David Melville, Chief Executive, Further Education Funding Council

APPENDICES
1 The Learning and Skills Council (PAC/165)
2 Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Department for Education and Employment (PAC/126)

LIST OF REPORTS PUBLISHED IN SESSION 2001-2002