Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 1
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Not Addressed
On the basis of two reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of two reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Cabinet Office, Department of Health & Social Care (the Department) and Public Health England about government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE).1 As part of our inquiry, we also took evidence from Care England, the British Medical Council, the Royal College of Nursing, and UNISON.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response addresses a different PAC conclusion regarding the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy's expenditure, and does not engage with the substance of this introductory conclusion about the inquiry's scope.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
2. PAC conclusion: The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy breached its Resource Annually Managed Expenditure total by £4.9 billion.
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