To London yesterday (25 Mar 09) to brief the sub-committee of the Treasury Select Committee which is carrying out an enquiry into efficiency of HM Treasury and its departments, including the mammoth HM Revenue and Customs.

It was great session with most of the members giving up an hour of their valuable time and a creating a very lively discussion. Thanks to the sub-committee chair Michael Fallon for giving me the opportunity to do it.

The briefing session was about general issues surrounding the whole efficiency programmes of the government, rather than focussed on the Chancellor’s departments – the sub-committee will be taking formal evidence on those later.