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Public Accounts Committee

Scrutinises: HM Treasury 930 reports 7744 conclusions & recs 342 govt responses 8 overdue

Government Response

AI assessment · 4340 of 7744 classified
Accepted: 2716
Accepted in Part: 98
Acknowledged: 622
Deferred: 372
Not Addressed: 222
Rejected: 310
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Inquiry Type Status Opened Reports Items Response
Financial Sustainability of Schools in England Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Oct 2021 2 27 Responded
Local Government Finance system: Overview and challenges Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Oct 2021 2 29 Responded
DWP Employment Support 2: Kickstart scheme Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Oct 2021 2 22 Responded
NHS Backlogs and waiting times Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Oct 2021 2 23 Responded
EU Exit: UK Border Inquiry Report findings Closed 20 Oct 2021 2 31 Responded
Covid-19: Cost tracker update (+ Spending Review) Inquiry Report findings Closed 20 Oct 2021 2 19 Responded
NHS supply chain finance Inquiry Report findings Closed 20 Oct 2021 2 32 Responded
Reducing the backlog in criminal courts Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Sep 2021 2 23 Responded
DCMS recall (Broadband) Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Sep 2021 2 27 Responded
Underpayments of the State Pension Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Sep 2021 2 22 Responded
Achieving Net Zero: Follow up Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Sep 2021 2 29 Responded
Challenges in implementing digital change Inquiry Report findings Closed 6 Sep 2021 2 20 Responded
Green homes grant voucher programme Inquiry Report findings Closed 6 Sep 2021 2 29 Responded
Environmental Land Management Scheme Inquiry Report findings Closed 6 Sep 2021 2 31 Responded
National Law Enforcement Data Programme Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Sep 2021 2 33 Responded
Efficiency in Government Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Sep 2021 2 22 Responded
DWP Accounts- Fraud and error in the benefits system Inquiry Report Closed 26 Aug 2021 2 — —
Lessons from Greensill Capital Inquiry Report findings Closed 5 Jul 2021 2 28 Responded
School funding Inquiry Report findings Closed 5 Jul 2021 2 38 Responded
Test and Trace 2 Inquiry Report findings Closed 9 Jun 2021 2 25 Responded
Improving the performance of defence contracts Inquiry Report findings Closed 9 Jun 2021 2 24 Responded
Crossrail: A progress update Inquiry Report findings Closed 9 Jun 2021 2 24 Responded
Protecting consumers from unsafe products Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Jun 2021 2 24 Responded
Government’s delivery through arm’s-length bodies Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Jun 2021 2 20 Responded
Progress with defence estate disposals Inquiry Report findings Closed 7 Jun 2021 2 29 Responded
High Speed 2: Progress at Summer 2021 Inquiry Report findings Closed 7 Jun 2021 2 30 Responded
DWP Employment Support Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 May 2021 2 22 Responded
Principles of effective regulation Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 May 2021 2 18 Responded
COVID-19 cost tracker update Inquiry Report findings Closed 30 Apr 2021 2 24 Responded
Initial lessons from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Inquiry Report findings Closed 30 Apr 2021 2 27 Responded
Overview of costs in the English rail system Inquiry Report findings Closed 26 Apr 2021 2 26 Responded
Home Office recall: Spring 2021 Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Mar 2021 2 17 Responded
Fraud and Error Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Mar 2021 2 31 Responded
Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Mar 2021 2 34 Responded
COVID-19: Culture Recovery Fund Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Mar 2021 2 27 Responded
COVID-19: Local Government finance Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Feb 2021 2 26 Responded
COVID-19: Education Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Feb 2021 2 34 Responded
BBC strategic financial management Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Feb 2021 3 24 Responded
Public sector pensions Inquiry Report findings Closed 8 Feb 2021 2 25 Responded
Excess votes 2019-20 Inquiry Report Closed 4 Feb 2021 2 — —
The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Feb 2021 2 21 Responded
Environmental tax measures Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Feb 2021 2 35 Responded
Covid-19: Supporting the vulnerable during lockdown Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Feb 2021 2 26 Responded
Covid-19: Government support for charities Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Feb 2021 2 19 Responded
Low emission cars Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Feb 2021 2 24 Responded
MoD: Improving single living accommodation for service personnel Inquiry Report findings Closed 1 Feb 2021 2 24 Responded
MoJ recall Inquiry Report findings Closed 27 Jan 2021 2 18 Responded
Digital services at the border Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Dec 2020 2 22 Responded
Defence Equipment Plan 2020-2030 Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Dec 2020 2 27 Responded
Managing the expiry of PFI contracts Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Dec 2020 2 25 Responded