Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 1
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Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (the Department) and the Rural Payments Agency.2 We also took evidence from the National Farmers’ Union, the Tenant Farmers Association, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the Confederation of Forest Industries, and the University of Kent.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response did not address the committee's introductory statement about evidence collection, instead responding to an unrelated point about efficiency and cost shunting.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
2. PAC conclusion: Past experience shows that attempts to improve efficiency can inadvertently reduce the quality of services or increase costs elsewhere – what this Committee has called cost shunting.
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