54 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Delivering HS2 and Euston
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 26 June 2026
Opened 18 May 2026
Armed forces housing and Annington Homes
Opened 24 April 2026
Digital ID
Opened 24 April 2026
Financial sustainability of the British Council
Opened 24 April 2026
HMRC’s anti-fraud intervention on child benefit
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 3 July 2026
Opened 24 April 2026
Regulation of water, energy and broadband
Opened 24 April 2026
Government's intervention in British Steel
Opened 20 March 2026
Investment in research infrastructure
Opened 20 March 2026
Northern Powerhouse Rail
Opened 20 March 2026
Shared services
Opened 20 March 2026
Sizewell C
Opened 20 March 2026
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
Report:
Published
On 7 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 7 August 2026
Opened 6 February 2026
NAO Main Estimates 2026-27
Opened 14 January 2026
Affordability of the Defence Investment Plan
Opened 12 December 2025
An analysis of the asylum system
Report:
Published
On 5 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 5 August 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
Environmental regulation
Report:
Published
On 25 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
Financial resilience of government-sponsored museums and galleries
Report:
Published
On 24 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 24 August 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
Large business tax compliance
Opened 12 December 2025
NAO financial audit insights 2024-25
Report:
Published
On 22 May 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 22 July 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
New Hospital Programme update
Report:
Published
On 22 April 2026
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 22 June 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
Regulating for growth
Report:
Published
On 10 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 10 August 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
Restoration and Renewal of Parliament: Costing and governance
Opened 12 December 2025
Supporting people with frailty outside hospitals
Report:
Published
On 3 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 3 August 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
The Access to Work scheme
Report:
Published
On 12 June 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 12 August 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
The Bank of England’s Real-Time Gross Settlement Renewal Programme
Report:
Published
On 29 April 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 29 June 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
The MoD’s tackling of economic crime and misconduct
Report:
Published
On 29 May 2026
Govt. response:
Due by
On 29 July 2026
Opened 12 December 2025
The Work of the COVID Counter-Fraud Commissioner
Opened 12 December 2025
Unlocking land for housing
Opened 12 December 2025
Government use of data analytics on error and fraud
Report:
Published
On 27 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 17 November 2025
Afghanistan Response Route (ARR)
Report:
Published
On 14 November 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 13 October 2025
DWP follow-up: Autumn 2025
Report:
Published
On 9 January 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 April 2026
Opened 11 September 2025
BBC World Service 2024-25
Report:
Published
On 13 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 30 July 2025
Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24
Report:
Published
On 4 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 11 July 2025
BBC Accounts and Trust Statement 2024-25
Report:
Published
On 21 November 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Costs of clinical negligence
Report:
Published
On 30 January 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 7 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service
Report:
Published
On 4 February 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 7 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Faulty energy efficiency installations
Report:
Published
On 23 January 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 7 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Financial sustainability of adult hospices in England
Report:
Published
On 18 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Financial sustainability of children’s care homes
Report:
Published
On 16 January 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Government compensation schemes: update
Opened 10 July 2025
Home-to-school transport
Report:
Published
On 6 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Increasing police productivity
Report:
Published
On 28 January 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 7 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Ministry of Justice follow-up: Autumn 2025
Report:
Published
On 7 January 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
NS&I’s transformation programme
Report:
Published
On 13 February 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 7 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Tackling fraud and error in benefit expenditure 2024-25
Report:
Published
On 11 February 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 7 April 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability
Report:
Published
On 31 October 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 10 July 2025
Accountability in small government bodies
Report:
Published
On 24 April 2026
Govt. response:
Overdue
Since 24 June 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Civil service pensions
Report:
Published
On 24 October 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Cost of maintaining the FCDO’s overseas estate
Report:
Published
On 12 November 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Government services: Identifying costs and generating income
Report:
Published
On 12 December 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 April 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Government's use of external consultants
Report:
Published
On 11 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 1 June 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Local bus services in England
Report:
Published
On 29 October 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Resilience to threats from animal disease
Report:
Published
On 5 November 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 6 May 2025
Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care
Report:
Published
On 19 November 2025
Govt. response:
Published
On 19 January 2026
Opened 26 March 2025
Latest news
Museums left vulnerable to cyber-attack as government overly reactive in face of threats
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is warning that national museums and galleries are being left vulnerable to a range of issues from threats from cyber security to the physical security of collections, as the Government continues to rely on a reactive, rather than a strategic approach.
24 June 2026
Access to Work backlogs creating hardship and uncertainty for disabled people, PAC warns
Significant failings in the Department for Work & Pensions’ (DWP) administration of the Access to Work scheme are having a clear human cost for the very people it is designed to support.
12 June 2026
Merging of regulators should be considered as businesses struggle with complexity
Businesses find the UK’s regulatory landscape burdensome, complex, and difficult to navigate. In a report on regulating for growth, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) calls for a review of UK regulation.
10 June 2026
Upcoming events
Wednesday
8 July 2026
1:15pm
Private
1:45pm
Public
Civil service pensions - Oral evidence
8 July 2026
1:45pm
- Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office)
- Cat Little CB (Chief Operating Officer at Civil Service, and Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office)
- Andrew Forzani (Chief Commercial Officer at Cabinet Office)
- Angela MacDonald (Second Permanent Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive at HMRC)
Physical
Monday
6 July 2026
3:00pm
Private
3:30pm
Public
The Work of the COVID Counter-Fraud Commissioner - Oral evidence
6 July 2026
3:30pm
- Tom Hayhoe (Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner at HM Treasury)
- Mark Cheeseman OBE (Chief Executive Officer at Private Sector Fraud Authority)
- Beth Russell (Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury)
- Marcus Mason (Director of Public Spending at HM Treasury)
4:30pm
- Samantha Jones OBE (Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care)
- Elizabeth O'Mahony (Director General - Finance at Department of Health and Social Care)
- Steven Greenwood (Director - Grant Delivery Directorate at Department for Business and Trade)
- Nico Heslop (Director for Local Government Finance at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Janet Alexander (Director, Compliance - Operations Directorate at HMRC)
Physical
Thursday
2 July 2026
9:30am
Private
10:00am
Public
Financial sustainability of the British Council - Oral evidence
2 July 2026
10:00am
- Nick Dyer (Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
- Helena Vega-Lozano (Director General at Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
- Scott McDonald (Chief Executive at British Council)
- Vicki Olby (Chief Financial Officer at British Council)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday
29 June 2026
3:00pm
Private
3:30pm
Public
Regulation of water, energy and broadband - Oral evidence
29 June 2026
3:30pm
- Anne Pardoe (Head of Policy at Citizens Advice)
- Ali Bell (Director of Communications and Policy at Consumer Council for Water)
- Martin Lewis CBE (Founder and Executive Chair at MoneySavingExpert)
4:30pm
- Dame Melanie Dawes (Chief Executive at Ofcom)
- Tim Jarvis (Interim Chief Executive at Ofgem)
- Chris Walters (Interim Chief Executive at Ofwat)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Thursday
25 June 2026
9:30am
Private
Private meeting
25 June 2026
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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