Proceeding contribution from Austin Mitchell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on Public Accounts.
Public Accounts
The problem is a psychological one—we like the reassurance that a consultants' report gives us before we take action. I admit that the figure that I quoted was my own concoction, but I did not hire a consultant—I made it up myself.
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- 2008-09
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- Accountability Audit Cost effectiveness Civil service Government departments Public expenditure National Audit Office Standards Committee of Public Accounts
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