3 Financial management
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| European Court of Auditors: Annual report on the implementation of the budget
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| Legal base | —
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| Department | HM Treasury
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| Basis of consideration | Minister's letter of 18 January 2010
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| Previous Committee Report | HC 5-iv (2009-10), chapter 2 (15 December 2009)
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| To be discussed in Council | February 2010
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| Committee's assessment | Politically important
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| Committee's decision | For debate in European Committee B together with the Commission's 2008 report on the fight against fraud and related documents, which we have already recommended for debate (decision reported on 15 December 2009)
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Background
3.1 The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is responsible for
the external audit of the Community's public finances. It examines
the legality, regularity and soundness of the management of all
the Community's revenue and expenditure, and the revenue and expenditure
of any body (agencies etc) created by the Community. In December
2009 we recommended, as is customary, the ECA's Annual Report
on activity carried out under the General Budget in 2008, for
debate in European Committee, together with other documents relevant
to financial management.
3.2 In reporting that decision we noted that
we would be receiving a copy of the Government's official response
for the Commission in relation to the ECA's references to the
UK in its report.[10]
The Minister's letter
3.3 The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ian
Pearson) has now been able to send us that response.
Conclusion
3.4 We are grateful to the Minister for this
information, which will be of interest to those Members taking
part in the forthcoming debate and which will be included in the
debate pack.
10 See headnote. Back
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