Committees

Public Accounts Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Public Accounts Committee examines the value for money of Government projects, programmes and service delivery. Drawing on the work of the National Audit Office the Committee holds government officials to account for the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of public spending.

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Upcoming events

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Monday 16 December 2024
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Tax evasion in the retail sector - Oral evidence 16 December 2024
3:30pm
  • Sir Jim Harra (First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HMRC)
  • Penny Ciniewicz (Director General Customer Compliance Group at HMRC)
  • Dean Beale (Chief Executive at The Insolvency Service)
  • Louise Smyth (Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies at Companies House)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 19 December 2024
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
HS2: Update following Northern leg cancellation - Oral evidence 19 December 2024
10:00am
  • Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport)
  • Alan Over (Director General, Major Rail Projects Group, Senior Responsible Owner for High Speed 2 Programme at Department for Transport)
  • Mark Wild (Chief Executive Officer at HS2 Ltd)
  • Alan Foster (Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO at HS2 Ltd)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 9 January 2025
9:30am
Oral evidence session 9 January 2025
Physical
Monday 13 January 2025
3:00pm
Oral evidence session 13 January 2025
Physical

Past events

Thursday 12 December 2024
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage - Oral evidence 12 December 2024
10:00am
  • Jeremy Pocklington CB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Ashley Ibbett (Director General, Energy Infrastructure at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Paro Konar (Director for Hydrogen and Industrial Carbon Capture at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Steve Field (Director Climate, Energy & Environment at HM Treasury)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 9 December 2024
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye - Oral evidence 9 December 2024
3:30pm
  • Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE (Permanent Secretary at Home Office)
  • Joanna Rowland (Director General, Customer Services Group at Home Office)
  • Belinda Mather (Director for Non-Detained Accommodation at Home Office)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 5 December 2024
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
DWP Customer Service and Accounts 2023-24 - Oral evidence 5 December 2024
10:00am
  • Sir Peter Schofield KCB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Work & Pensions)
  • Neil Couling CB CBE (Fraud, Disability and Health Director General and Senior Responsible Owner, Universal Credit at Department for Work & Pensions)
  • Amanda Reynolds (Director General Strategy and Transformation at Department for Work & Pensions)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 2 December 2024
3:00pm Private
3:30pm Public
Tackling homelessness - Oral evidence 2 December 2024
3:30pm
  • Sarah Healey CB CVO (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Catherine Frances (Director General for Local Government, Resilience and Communities at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Penny Hobman (Director for Homelessness and Rough Sleeping at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • James Wolfe (Director for Poverty, Families and Disadvantage at Department for Work & Pensions)
  • Jenan Hasan (Director of Housing and Universal Credit at Department for Work & Pensions)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

  • Email: pubaccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8480 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Public Accounts Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA