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.
Current Members (16)
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Chair
Anna Dixon
Member
Blake Stephenson
Member
Catherine McKinnell
Member
Chris Kane
Member
Dan Tomlinson
Member
Lloyd Hatton
Member
Matt Turmaine
Member
Michael Payne
Member
Mr Clive Betts
Member
Rachel Gilmour
Member
Rupert Lowe
Member
Sarah Green
Member
Sarah Hall
Member
Sarah Olney
Member
Tristan Osborne
Member
Active Inquiries (77)
Sizewell C
Northern Powerhouse Rail
Shared services
Government's intervention in British Steel
Investment in research infrastructure
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
NAO Main Estimates 2026-27
Work of Ofwat
New Hospital Programme update
Affordability of the Defence Investment Plan
An analysis of the asylum system
Environmental regulation
Large business tax compliance
NAO financial audit insights 2024-25
Regulating for growth
Restoration and Renewal of Parliament: Costing and governance
Supporting people with frailty outside hospitals
The Access to Work scheme
The Bank of England’s Real-Time Gross Settlement Renewal Programme
The MoD’s tackling of economic crime and misconduct
The Work of the COVID Counter-Fraud Commissioner
Unlocking land for housing
Financial resilience of government-sponsored museums and galleries
Government use of data analytics on error and fraud
Afghanistan Response Route (ARR)
DWP follow-up: Autumn 2025
BBC World Service 2024-25
Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24
Tackling fraud and error in benefit expenditure 2024-25
Faulty energy efficiency installations
Financial sustainability of adult hospices in England
Financial sustainability of children’s care homes
Government compensation schemes: update
Home-to-school transport
Increasing police productivity
Ministry of Justice follow-up: Autumn 2025
The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability
NS&I’s transformation programme
BBC Accounts and Trust Statement 2024-25
Costs of clinical negligence
Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service
Accountability in small government bodies
Smarter delivery of public services
Resilience to threats from animal disease
MoD’s oversight of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations
Local bus services in England
Improving local areas through developer funding
Government's use of external consultants
Government services: Identifying costs and generating income
Cost of maintaining the FCDO’s overseas estate
Civil service pensions
Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care
Water sector regulation
UK Research and Innovation
The Future of the Equipment Plan
Work of the Department for Business and Trade
Increasing teacher numbers: Secondary and further education
Collecting the right tax from wealthy individuals
Government’s use of private finance for infrastructure
Immigration: Skilled worker visas
Introducing T Levels
Jobcentres
Government support for biomass
Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Government cyber resilience
Local Government Financial Sustainability
Fixing NHS Dentistry
Governance and decision-making on major projects
Government’s relationship with digital technology suppliers
Antimicrobial resistance: addressing the risks
Condition of Government properties
The cost of the tax system
DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Energy Bills Support
Use of AI in Government
DCMS management of COVID-19 loans
Decommissioning Sellafield
Upcoming Events
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Financial resilience of government-sponsored museums and galleries
20 Apr 2026
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Northern Powerhouse Rail
27 Apr 2026
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Large business tax compliance
18 May 2026
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Unlocking land for housing
21 May 2026
Recent Publications (20)
Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology relating to recommendation 3a of the Committee’s Fifty-eighth Report on Government services: Identifying costs, 23 February 2026
Completed Inquiries (19)
Improving family court services for children
Excess votes 2023-24
NAO Main Estimate 2025-2026
Public charge points for electric vehicles
Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
Condition and maintenance of Local Roads in England
Crown Court backlogs
DWP Customer Service and Accounts 2023-24
HMRC Customer Service and Accounts 2023-24
HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation
Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children
NHS financial sustainability
Prison estate capacity
Tackling homelessness
Tax evasion in the retail sector
The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
Support for children and young people with special educational needs
Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23
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