B&P welcomes inquiry into alleged sweetener
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• Beck & Pollitzer has ;Answered the challenge of leading MN demanding an investigation into its dealings with the Home Office by welcoming a public hearing into allegations that the award of an untendered contract was a "sweetener".
Allegations that the Government compensated Beck Pollitzer following the failure of a "substantial" Home Office deal need to be exposed as false, says the TIX; subsidiary.
The shadow for the minister responsible for market testing says the deal should be looked into—she is calling for more Government openess when awarding deals.
Two Labour MPs are calling for the contract to he investigated by the parliamentary body responsi ble for checking the Government's spending. Dr Kim
Howells MR who sits on the Public Accounts Committee. says he will support MP John McAllion's demands finthe committee to investigate Beck & Pollitzer's contract. B&P says the company welcomes the chance to set the record straight: "We are confident we can prove that the end result provides extremely good value for the taxpayer."