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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Local auditor reporting on local government in England
Inquiry Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England
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Tenth Report - Overview of the English rail system
Inquiry Overview of costs in the English rail system
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Ninth Report - Fraud and Error
Inquiry Fraud and Error
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 July 2021
Inquiry Crossrail: A progress update
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15 July 2021
Inquiry School funding
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Oral Evidence
8 July 2021
Inquiry Test and Trace 2
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Oral Evidence

Written evidence

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SCF0003 - School funding
Witnesses Anonymised
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SCF0001 - School funding
Witnesses Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope (Provost and Professor of Education at Plymouth Marjon University)
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SCF0005 - School funding
Witnesses NAHT
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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.
38 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
515 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
1 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
2 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