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).
Meg Hillier (Labour/Co-op, Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Chair)
Mr Richard Bacon (Conservative, South Norfolk)
Harriet Baldwin (Conservative, West Worcestershire)
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party, Edinburgh North and Leith)
Kevin Foster (Conservative, Torbay)
Mr Stewart Jackson (Conservative, Peterborough)
Clive Lewis (Labour, Norwich South)
Nigel Mills (Conservative, Amber Valley)
David Mowat (Conservative, Warrington South)
Teresa Pearce (Labour, Erith and Thamesmead)
Stephen Phillips QC (Conservative, Sleaford and North Hykeham)
John Pugh (Liberal Democrat. Southport)
Nick Smith (Labour, Blaenau Gwent)
Karin Smyth (Labour, Bristol South)
Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
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.
Committee reports are published on the Committee’s website at www.parliament.uk/pac and by The Stationery Office by Order of the House.
Evidence relating to this report is published on the inquiry page of the Committee’s website.
The current staff of the Committee are Sarah Petit (Clerk), Claire Cozens (Committee Specialist), James McQuade (Senior Committee Assistant), Sue Alexander and Jamie Mordue (Committee Assistants) and Tim Bowden (Media Officer).
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Public Accounts Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 4099; the Committee’s email address is pubaccom@parliament.uk