§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he intends to reply to the National Audit Office report entitled 'Non-Competitive Procurement in the Ministry of Defence'. [43107]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence Accounting Officer and officials were examined by the Committee of Public Accounts on 14 November 2001, based on the National Audit Office report on 'Non-Competitive68W Procurement', which was published on 2 November 2001. When the Committee reports, we shall consider and reply to it in the normal way.