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	24 July 2008	Fiftieth Report	Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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	24 July 2008	Forty-second Report	Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond
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	22 July 2008	Thirty-third Report	Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2007
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	18 July 2008	Thirty-seventh Report	Ministry of Defence: Leaving the Services
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	17 July 2008	Thirty-fourth Report	Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
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	15 July 2008	Twenty-ninth Report	A progress update in resolving the difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England
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	10 July 2008	Thirty-eighth Report	Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - Taking forward decommissioning
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	8 July 2008	Thirty-first Report	Progress in Tackling Benefit Fraud
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	3 July 2008	Thirty-fifth Report	Housing Market Renewal: Pathfinders
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	1 July 2008	Thirty-second Report	Reducing the cost of complying with regulations: the delivery of the Administrative Burdens Reduction programme 2007
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	26 June 2008	Twenty-eighth Report	Government preparations for digital switchover
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	24 June 2008	Twenty-seventh Report	Department for International Development: Providing budget support for developing countries
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	19 June 2008	Second Special Report	Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
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	17 June 2008	Twenty-sixth Report	Caring for Vulnerable Babies: The reorganisation of neonatal services in England
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	12 June 2008	Twenty-fifth Report	The cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre
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	10 June 2008	Twenty-fourth Report	The privatisation of QinetiQ
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	5 June 2008	Twenty-third Report	Report on the NHS Summarised Accounts, 2006–07: Achieving Financial Balance
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	3 June 2008	First Special Report	The BBC's management of risk
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	22 May 2008	Twenty-second Report	Improving the efficiency of central government's use of office property
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	20 May 2008	Twenty-first Report	The Carbon Trust: Accelerating the move to a low carbon economy
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	15 May 2008	Twentieth Report	HM Revenue and Customs: Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms
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	13 May 2008	Nineteenth Report	BBC Procurement
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	8 May 2008	Eighteenth Report	Improving corporate functions using shared services
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	1 May 2008	Seventeenth Report	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing Risk in the Overseas Territories
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	29 April 2008	Sixteenth Report	Government on the Internet: Progress in delivering information and services online
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	24 April 2008	Fifteenth Report	The Pensions Regulator: Progress in establishing its new regulatory arrangements
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	22 April 2008	Fourteenth Report	The budget for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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	4 March 2008	Twelfth Report	Coal Health Compensation Schemes
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	28 February 2008	Thirteenth Report	Sustainable employment: supporting people to stay in work and advance
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	26 February 2008	Eleventh Report	The compensation scheme for former Icelandic water trawlermen
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	20 February 2008	Tenth Report	Staying the course: the retention of students on higher education courses
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	7 February 2008	Ninth Report	Helping people from workless households into work
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	5 February 2008	Eighth Report	Tax Credits and PAYE
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	1 February 2008	Seventh Report	Excess Votes 2006-07
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	24 January 2008	Sixth Report	Improving Services and Support for People with Dementia
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	22 January 2008	Fifth Report	Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
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	17 January 2008	Second Report	Department of Health: Prescribing costs in primary care
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	15 January 2008	Third Report	Building for the future: Sustainable construction and refurbishment on the government estate
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	10 January 2008	First Report	Department for International Development: Tackling rural poverty in developing countries
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	18 December 2007	Fourth Report	Environment Agency: Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
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Uncorrected Oral Evidence
	30 June 2008		Protecting Consumers? Removing Retail Price Controls
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Ms Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, PostComm: uploaded on 2 July 2008 HC 571-ii
	30 June 2008		Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress Report
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Jonathan Stephens and Mr David Higgins: uploaded on 11 July 2008 HC 890-i
	25 June 2008		Skills For Life: Progress in Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Stephen Marston, Director General, Further Education and Skills, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Mr Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council: uploaded on 2 July 2008 HC 854-i
	23 June 2008		The British Council: Achieving Impact
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Martin Davidson CMG, Chief Executive and Mr Rob Lynes, Regional Director for the Middle East, the British Council; and Mr Keith Luck, Director-General of Finance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office : uploaded on 27 June 2008 HC 814-i
	18 June 2008		Ministry of Defence: Chinook MK 3 Helicopters
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Secretary for Defence, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue KCB CBE, Chief of Defence Materiel and Lt Gen Andrew Figgures CBE, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) : uploaded on 24 June 2008 HC 747-i
	16 June 2008		National Programme For IT In The NHS: Progress Since 2006
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr David Nicholson, Chief Executive of the NHS, Mr Gordon Hextall, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Director for Programme & Systems Delivery, NHS Connecting for Health, Professor Michael Thick, Chief Clinical Officer, NHS Connecting for Health, Dr Gillian Braunold, Clinical Director of the Summary Care Record, Department for Health, and Mr Peter Hutchinson, Group Director UK Public Services, Fujitsu Services : uploaded on 23 June 2008 HC 737-i
	11 June 2008		HMRC: Tackling The Hidden Economy
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Dave Hartnett CB, Acting Chairman, Mr Mike Norgrove, Director Central Compliance, and Ms Naomi Ferguson, Director Local Compliance, HM Revenue & Customs: uploaded on 18 June 2008 HC 712-i
	9 June 2008		Shared Services in the Department for Transport and its Agencies
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary and Mrs Barbara Moorhouse, Director General, Corporate Resources Group, Department for Transport: uploaded on 16 June 2008 HC 684-i
	4 June 2008		Reducing Passenger Rail Delays by Better Management of Incidents
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Dr Mike Mitchell, Director General, Rail and National Networks Group andDr Gary Backler, Director, Rail Service Delivery, National Networks, Department for Transport; Mr Iain Coucher, Chief Executive, Network Rail; Dr Bill Emery, Chief Executive, Office of Rail Regulation and Mr David Franks, Chief Executive, Trains Division, National Express Group and Managing Director, National Express East Coast and an ATOC Board Member, Association of Train Operating Companies: uploaded on 11 June 2008 HC 655-i
	2 June 2008		MAKING GRANTS EFFICIENTLY IN THE CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT SECTOR
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Nicholas Holgate, Chief Operating Officer, Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Ms Jennie Price, Chief Executive, Sport England; Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive, English Heritage; Mr Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council; and Mr Peter Wanless, The Lottery Fund: uploaded on 9 June 2008 HC 641-i
	21 May 2008		REVENUE AND CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS OFFICE RESOURCE ACCOUNTS 2005-06 AND 2006-07
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr David Green QC, Director, Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office: uploaded on 29 May 2008 HC 601-i
	19 May 2008		MEETING NEEDS? THE OFFENDERS’ LEARNING AND SKILLS SERVICE
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Ian Watmore, Permanent Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Mr Mark Haysom, Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council and Mr Phil Wheatley, Director General, HM Prison Service for England and Wales: uploaded on 28 May 2008 HC 584-i
	14 May 2008		PROTECTING CONSUMERS? REMOVING RETAIL PRICE CONTROLS
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Ms Sarah Chambers, Chief Executive, Postcomm, Mr Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive, Ofgem, and Mr Ed Richards, Chief Executive, Ofcom: uploaded on 19 May 2008 HC 571-i
	12 May 2008		Reducing The Procurement of the National Roads Telecommunications Services
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Archie Robertson, Chief Executive, and Mr David Bradbrook, Contract Manager for the National Roads Telecommunications Services, Highways Agency : uploaded on 16 May 2008 HC 558-i
	7 May 2008		Reducing The Risk Of Violent Crime
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Simon King, Head of the Violent Crime Unit, Home Office : uploaded on 12 May 2008 HC 546-i
	30 April 2008		THE ROLL-OUT OF THE JOBCENTRE PLUS OFFICE NETWORK
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Lesley Strathie, Jeremy Groombridge & Peter Davies, Jobcentre Plus: uploaded on 7 May 2008 HC 532-i
	28 April 2008		IMPROVING FINANCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO DELIVER BETTER PUBLIC SERVICES
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, Mr John Thompson, Director General, Corporate Services, Department for Children, Schools and Families and Head of Government Finance Profession, HM Treasury and Ms Gill Rider, Director General, Civil Service Capabilities Group, Cabinet Office.: uploaded on 7 May 2008 HC 519-i
	23 April 2008		National Probation Service: The Supervision of Community Orders in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice,Mr Roger Hill, Director of Probation, National Probation Service, andMr Phil Wheatley, Director General, HM Prison Service for England and Wales.: uploaded on 30 April 2008 HC 508-i
	23 April 2008		Evasion of Vehicle Excise Duty
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Dr Stephen Hickey, Mr Anthony Boucher and Mr Noel Shanahan: uploaded on 30 April 2008 HC 227-i
	2 April 2008		Preparing for sporting success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Mr John Steele, Chief Executive and Ms Liz Nicholl OBE, Director of Elite Sport, UK Sport: uploaded on 9 April 2008 HC 477-i
	31 March 2008		Increasing employment rates for ethnic minorities
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Leigh Lewis KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ms Nahid A Majid OBE, Deputy Director/Head, Area Initiatives and Communities Division, Department for Work and Pensions, and Mr Chris Hayes, Director for London, Jobcentre Plus: uploaded on 8 April 2008 HC 472-i
	26 March 2008		NHS pay modernisation: New contracts for general practice services in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by David Nicholson, Professor David Colin-Thomé and Mark Britnell, National Health Service: uploaded on 1 April 2008 HC 463-i
	19 March 2008		Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Management of expenditure
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Helen Ghosh and Stephen Park, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: uploaded on 26 March 2008 HC 447-i
	17 March 2008		Major Projects Report 2007
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Gerneral Sir Kevin O'Donoghue KCBE CBE & Lieutenant General Andrew Figgures CBE, Ministry of Defence: uploaded on 26 March 2008 HC 433-i
	10 March 2008		Government preparations for digital switchover
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Brian Bender KCB, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Jonathan Stephens, Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Peter White, Digital Switchover Help Scheme: uploaded on 17 March 2008 HC 416-i
	5 March 2008		Partnering for success: Preparing to deliver the 14-19 education reforms in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr David Bell and Mr Jon Coles, Department for Children, Schools and Families: uploaded on 11 March 2008 HC 413-i
	3 March 2008		National Audit Office Supply Estimate 2008-09
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Tim Burr, Jim Rickleton and Phil Woodward, National Audit Office : uploaded on 7 March 2008 HC 396-i
	3 March 2008		Providing Budget Support to Developing Countries
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Dr Minouche Shafik, Sam Sharpe and Rachel Turner, Department for International Development: uploaded on 7 March 2008 HC 395-i
	27 February 2008		The Reorgnisation of Neonatal Services in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by David Nicholson, Dr Sheila Shribman, Prof Christine Beasley and Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, National Health Service: uploaded on 3 March 2008 HC 390-i
	25 February 2008		Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Taking forward Decommissioning
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Dr Ian Roxburgh, Chief Executive, Mr James Morse, Divisional Director Assurance, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Mr Mark Higson, Director, Nuclear Unit, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: uploaded on 3 March 2008 HC 370-i
	20 February 2008		Reducing The Cost Of Complying With Regulations: The Delivery Of The Administrative Burdens Reduction Programme 2007
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Brian Bender, William Sargent, Jitinder Kohli and Stephen Banyard: uploaded on 25 February 2008 HC 363-i
	18 February 2008		Leaving The Services
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Under Secretary, Mr Chris Baker OBE, Director-General, Personnel Policy, and Air Commodore Phil Miles, Director of Resettlement, Ministry of Defence: uploaded on 25 February 2008 HC 351-i
	6 February 2008		Making Changes in Operational PFI projects
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by John Kingman and Gordon McKechnie, HM Treasury and James Stewart, Partnerships UK: uploaded on 8 February 2008 HC 332-i
	4 February 2008		Progress in Tackling Benefit Fraud
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Leigh Lewis and Shirley Trundle, Department for Work and Pensions and Neil Couling, Jobcentre Plus: uploaded on 8 February 2008 HC 323-i
	28 January 2008		Management of Large Business Corporation Tax
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Dave Hartnett CB, Acting Chairman, Ms Melanie Dawes, Acting Director on General Business, and Ms Freda Chaloner, Acting Director Large Business Service, HM Revenue and Customs: uploaded on 1 February 2008 HC 302-i
	23 January 2008		A progress update in resolving the difficulties in administering the Single Payment Scheme in England
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mrs Helen Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Mr Tony Cooper, Interim Chief Executive, Rural Payments Agency: uploaded on 29 January 2008 HC 285-i
	21 January 2008		NHS Summarised Account 2006-07
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by David Nicholson CBE and David Flory, National Health Service: uploaded on 12 March 2008 HC 267-i
	16 January 2008		Compensating Victims of Violent Crime
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Ministry of Justice, Ms Carole Oatway, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, and Mr Peter Handcock, Tribunals Service: uploaded on 22 January 2008 HC 251-i
	14 January 2008		Use of office property by government departments
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Nigel Smith, Mike Burt, Office of Government Commerce, Jon Thompson, Department for Children, Schools and Families and Louise Tulett, HM Treasury: uploaded on 22 January 2008 HC 229-i
	9 January 2008		BBC Procurement
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Jeremy Peart, Mark Thompson, Zarin Patel and Beverley Tew, BBC: uploaded on 16 January 2008 HC 221-i
	12 December 2007		Loss of Data By HM Revenue & Customs
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Dave Hartnett CB, Acting Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs, and Mr Nick Lodge, Director of Data Security, HM Revenue & Customs: uploaded on 17 December 2007 HC 200-i
	12 December 2007		Improving corporate functions using shared services
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Alexis Cleveland, Cabinet Office, Peter Coates, Department of Health and Phil Wheatley, HM Prison Service: uploaded on 17 December 2007 HC 190-i
	10 December 2007		Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Managing risk in the overseas territories
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Dr Minouche Shafik, Department for International Development: uploaded on 17 December 2007 HC 176-i
	3 December 2007		The privatization of Qinetiq
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Bill Jeffrey CB, Trevor Woolley, Ministry of Defence and Sir John Chisholm, Qinetiq : uploaded on 7 December 2007 HC 151-i
	28 November 2007		Government on the internet: progress in delivering information and services online
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Alexis Cleveland, John Suffolk, Cabinet Office and Alan Bishop, Central Office of Information : uploaded on 4 December 2007 HC 143-i
	26 November 2007		Sustainable employment: supporting people to stay in work and advance
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by ADAM SHARPLES, STEPHEN MARSTON, MARK HAYSOM and LESLEY STRATHIE: uploaded on 30 November 2007 HC 131-i
	21 November 2007		The Pensions Regulator
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Tony Hobman, David Norgrove, The Pensions Regulator and Bill Galvin, Department for Work and Pensions: uploaded on 30 November 2007 HC 122-i
	19 November 2007		HOUSING MARKET RENEWAL
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary, Richard McCarthy, Director General of Programmes, Policy & Innovation, DCLG, Michael Gahagan CB, Chair, Transform South Yorkshire, and Siobhan McCoy, Divisional Manager, Housing Market Renewal Initiative, Liverpool City Council: uploaded on 30 November 2007 HC 106-i
	14 November 2007		THE BUDGET FOR THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Mr Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Mr David Higgins, Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority: uploaded on 30 November 2007 HC 85-i
	7 November 2007		Helping individuals understand and complete their tax forms
Uncorrected transcript of Oral Evidence given by Paul Gray CB and Nick Lodge: uploaded on 30 November 2007 HC 47-i

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