Committee news

Prime Minister must find consensus on health and social care
Committee Chairs urge Prime Minister to reach cross-party agreement on health and social care funding
6 January 2017

Government 'over-claimed' on performance of families programme
Public Accounts Committee report on the programme intended to 'turn around' 120,000 troubled families
20 December 2016

Government must address concerns as devolution laws move forward
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on accountability of spending taxpayers' money in local government
18 December 2016

Government must end complacency over children at risk of harm
Public Accounts Committee report on performance of child protection services
16 December 2016

Modernising the Great Western railway
Public Accounts Committee discusses the 18 month delays to the £5.58 billion modernisation project
14 December 2016

£285 million airport fiasco has unquestionably failed British taxpayers
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on St Helena Airport project
14 December 2016

Parliamentarians sign concordat on greater transparency for international tax system
Parliamentarians sign concordat calling on governments to support greater tax transparency by multinational companies
12 December 2016

Summit backs push for greater transparency in global tax system
Parliamentarians attending the Global Tax Transparency Summit add weight to calls for greater tax transparency
9 December 2016

Global Tax Transparency Summit: Plenary 4
Public Accounts Committee's Global Tax Transparency Summit afternoon plenary on the impact of tax avoidance
8 December 2016

Global Tax Transparency Summit: Plenaries 1–3
Public Accounts Committee's Global Tax Transparency Summit morning plenaries on global tax transparency and avoidance
8 December 2016

PAC Chair discusses this week's Global Tax Transparency Summit
Public Accounts Committee Chair discusses tax transparency and tackling tax avoidance
6 December 2016

Tax collection from high net worth individuals examined
Public Accounts Committee discusses tax collection from individuals with more than £20 million in assets
5 December 2016

HMRC: new recommendations on tax transparency, customer service, more
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on HM Revenue & Custom's performance in 2015–16
2 December 2016

Electricity supplier levy control framework examined
Public Accounts Committee examines the framework that oversees the levies placed on electricity suppliers
30 November 2016

More measures needed to assess the success of apprenticeships
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on the apprenticeships programme
30 November 2016

Health finances: Committee Chair comments on Autumn Statement
Public Accounts Committee Chair asks what is being done to ensure a sustainable National Health Service
23 November 2016

Taxpayers deserve better access to information on Government performance
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Managing government spending and performance
23 November 2016

Recovering NHS treatment costs from overseas patients
Public Accounts Committee examines recovering of charges from overseas patients who use the NHS
18 November 2016

Central Government 'complacent' about risks to council finances
Public Accounts Committee report warns of risks to local authority finances from commercial activities
18 November 2016

Upgrading emergency service communication examined
Public Accounts Committee takes evidence on the high-risk programme to update emergency services communication
16 November 2016