Public Expenditure (Hansard, 8 January 2002)

HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 c813W 813W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the privatisation of the Paymaster Agency on the Treasury's access to information needed to monitor and control public expenditure. [24828]

§ Mr. Andrew Smith
Privatisation of the Paymaster Agency has had no effect on the Treasury's access to such information.