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.

Taxation | Education | Health and Social Care | The UK Government response to the covid-19 pandemic

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Thirty-Sixth Report - The Defence digital strategy
Inquiry The Defence digital strategy
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Thirty-Fourth Report - The Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank
Inquiry Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank
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HC 45
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Forty-Fourth Report - NHS backlogs and waiting times in England
Inquiry NHS Backlogs and waiting times
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Response to this report
Correspondence from Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive, NHS England, re TM44 NHS Backlogs & Waiting Times, Recommendation Five, dated 6 January 2023
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Correspondence
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Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Forty Fourth report from Session 2021-22
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Oral evidence transcripts

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2 February 2023
Inquiry Restoration and Renewal Recall
Witnesses House of Lords, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Sponsor Body, and House of Commons
Committees Public Accounts Committee
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23 January 2023
Inquiry DCMS: Broadband, Gambling and Unboxed
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Oral Evidence
19 January 2023
Inquiry Tackling Defra’s ageing digital services
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Written evidence

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RRR0001 - Restoration and Renewal Recall
Witnesses Dr Alexandra Meakin (Lecturer in Politics at University of Leeds)
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MFP0001 - Managing tax compliance following the pandemic
Witnesses TaxWatch
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MFP0002 - Managing tax compliance following the pandemic
Witnesses Dr Osita Mba (Solicitor Advocate, Chartered Tax Adviser, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Lecturer at the University of Essex Law School at University of Essex)
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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.
251 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
1675 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
3 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
6 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
176 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
13 published

Contact us

  • Email: pubaccom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5776 (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