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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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fifty-Second Report - Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan 2021–31
Inquiry MoD Equipment Plan 2021-31
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Response to this report
Correspondence from the Ministry of Defence, relating to the Public Accounts Committee Report – MoD Equipment Plan 2021-31, dated 21 June 2022
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Ninth Report - Child Maintenance
Inquiry Child Maintenance
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HC 255
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Eighth Report - Financial sustainability of the higher education sector in England
Inquiry Financial sustainability of the higher education sector in England
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HC 257
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Oral evidence transcripts

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22 June 2022
Inquiry MoD recall
Committees Public Accounts Committee
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Oral Evidence
20 June 2022
Inquiry Electronic Monitoring programme
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Oral Evidence
15 June 2022
Inquiry Government actions to combat waste crime
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Oral Evidence

Written evidence

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MOD0001 - MoD recall
Witnesses Emeritus Professor David Kirkpatrick (Retired at University College London)
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MOD0003 - MoD recall
Witnesses Jag Patel
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EMP0001 - Electronic Monitoring programme
Witnesses The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
106 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
838 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
5 published

Contact us

  • Email: pubaccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3273 (General enquiries). For all media enquiries please contact Jessica Bridges Palmer bridgespalmerj@parliament.uk / 07917488489
  • Address: Public Accounts Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA