Evidence session with NAO

Members of the Commission present:

Sir Edward Leigh, in the Chair

Margaret Hodge
Richard Bacon
Andrew Tyrie

Apologies: Stella Creasy, Mr William Hague, Dame Anne McGuire, Austin Mitchell and John Pugh

In attendance: Sir Amyas Morse KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, Lord Bichard, Chair, and Michael Whitehouse, Chief Operating Officer, National Audit Office.

1.   Re-appointment of non-executive member of the NAO Board

The Commission re-appointed Naaz Coker as a non-executive member of the NAO Board for a further period of two years (until 30 June 2017). 

2.   NAO’s Estimate for 2015/16

The Commission approved a 2015/16 net resource Estimate for the National Audit Office of £64.5 million. The Commission approved a 2015/16 capital Estimate for the National Audit Office of £2.0 million.

3.   20th Report of the Public Accounts Commission

The Commission agreed to publish the report on its activities in 2014.