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).
Membership
Mr Edward Leigh MP (Conservative, Gainsborough) (Chairman)
Mr Richard Allan MP (Liberal Democrat, Sheffield Hallam)
Mr Richard Bacon MP (Conservative, South Norfolk)
Mrs Angela Browning MP (Conservative, Tiverton and Honiton)
Jon Cruddas MP (Labour, Dagenham)
Rt Hon David Curry MP (Conservative, Skipton and Ripon)
Mr Ian Davidson MP (Labour, Glasgow Pollock)
Rt Hon Frank Field MP (Labour, Birkenhead)
Mr Brian Jenkins MP (Labour, Tamworth)
Mr Nigel Jones MP (Liberal Democrat, Cheltenham)
Jim Sheridan MP (Labour, West Renfrewshire)
Mr Siôn Simon MP (Labour, Birmingham Erdington)
Mr Gerry Steinberg MP (Labour, City of Durham)
Mr Stephen Timms MP (Labour, East Ham)
Jon Trickett MP (Labour, Hemsworth)
Rt Hon Alan Williams MP (Labour, Swansea West)
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/pac. 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), Ronnie Jefferson (Secretary),
and Luke Robinson (Media Officer).
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.
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