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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Twentieth Report - Optimising the defence estate
Inquiry Progress with defence estate disposals
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Nineteenth Report - Protecting consumers from unsafe products
Inquiry Protecting consumers from unsafe products
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Eighteenth Report - Government’s delivery through arm’s-length bodies
Inquiry Government’s delivery through arm’s-length bodies
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 September 2021
Inquiry Efficiency in Government
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23 September 2021
Inquiry Challenges in implementing digital change
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Oral Evidence
20 September 2021
Inquiry Green homes grant voucher programme
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Written evidence

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CDC0001 - Challenges in implementing digital change
Witnesses Professor Mark Thompson (Professor of Digital Economy at University of Exeter Business School), Dr Jerry Fishenden (Government Adviser at Freelance), and Assistant Professor Will Venters (Assistant Prfessor in Information Systems at London School of Economics)
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CDC0002 - Challenges in implementing digital change
Witnesses Pelory Limited
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CDC0003 - Challenges in implementing digital change
Witnesses NHS Providers
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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.
62 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
546 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
1 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
3 published

Contact us

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