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New Dimension-Enhancing the Fire and Rescue Services' capacity to respond to terrorist and other large-scale incidents

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 February 2009.

Oral evidence

Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts

on Monday 10 November 2008

Members present:

Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Mr Paul Burstow Mr Don Touhig

Nigel Griffiths Mr Alan Williams

Mr Austin Mitchell

Mr Tim Burr, CB, Comptroller & Auditor General, Ms Wendy Kenway-Smith, Assistant Ajditor General, and Mr David Corner, Director, National Audit Office, were in attendance.

Ms Paula Diggle, First Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, was in attendance.

REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

NEW DIMENSION—ENHANCING THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES' CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO TERRORIST AND OTHER LARGE-SCALE INCIDENTS (HC 1050)

CONTENTS
Witnesses: Mr Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary, Sir Ken Knight, Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser, and Mr Mike Reed, Deputy Director of the Fire and Resilience Department, Department for Communities and Local Government, gave evidence.
Question Numbers
1-19
20-39
40-59
60-79
80-99
100-103
Memorandum from the Department for Communities and Local Government



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