The Committee of Public Accounts
The Committee of Public Accounts is appointed by
the House of Commons to examine "the accounts showing the
appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public
expenditure, and of such other accounts laid before Parliament
as the committee may think fit" (Standing Order No 148).
Current membership
Mr Edward Leigh MP (Conservative, Gainsborough)
(Chairman)
Mr Richard Allan MP (Liberal Democrat, Sheffield Hallam)
Mr Richard Bacon MP (Conservative, South Norfolk)
Jon Cruddas MP (Labour, Dagenham)
Mr Ian Davidson MP (Labour, Glasgow Pollock)
Rt Hon Frank Field MP (Labour, Birkenhead)
Mr Nick Gibb MP (Conservative, Bognor Regis and
Littlehampton)
Mr Brian Jenkins MP (Labour, Tamworth)
Mr Nigel Jones MP (Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham)
Ms Ruth Kelly MP (Labour, Bolton West)
Mr George Osborne MP (Conservative, Tatton)
Jim Sheridan MP (Labour, West Renfrewshire)
Mr Siôn Simon MP (Labour, Birmingham Erdington)
Mr Gerry Steinberg MP (Labour, City of Durham)
Jon Trickett MP (Labour, Hemsworth)
Rt Hon Alan Williams MP (Labour, Swansea West)
The following were also members of the Committee
during the period of this inquiry.
Geraint Davies MP (Labour, Croydon Central)
Mr George Howarth MP (Labour, Knowsley North and Sefton East)
Mr David Rendel MP (Liberal Democrat, Newbury)
Powers
Powers of the Committee of Public Accounts are set
out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No
148. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/committee_of_public_accounts.cfm.
A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Session is at
the back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee is Nick Wright
(Clerk), Christine Randall (Committee Assistant), Leslie Young
(Committee Assistant), and Ronnie Jefferson (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk,
Committee of Public Accounts, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London
SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219
5708; the Committee's email address is pubaccom@parliament.uk.
| 
