A Select Committee is made up of a group of Members of Parliament from across the different political parties. They scrutinise Government policy in their area of authority (so the Business Select Committee will scrutinise business policy, for example), accept for the Public Accounts Committee which only scrutinises the spending of public money and not the detail of policy decisions.
Select Committees pick areas of interest, call expert witnesses, ask questions of Ministers and publish reports with their findings and recommendations.
Public Accounts Committee (June 2017 – September 2019)
Stephen sat on the Public Accounts Committee for over two years. Here is the list of its inquiries as they stood upon his departure, with links to the relevant inquiry page.
- Sale of public land
Inquiry announced 05 June 2019 – Public Accounts Committee inquiry into Sale of public land - Network Rail’s sale of railway arches
Inquiry announced 05 June 2019 – Public Accounts Committee inquiry into Network Rail’s sale of railway arches - Funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Inquiry announced 15 May 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Emergency services network
Inquiry announced 13 May 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Emergency services network - Military homes
Inquiry announced 03 May 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Military homes - Local Enterprise Partnerships: progress review
Inquiry announced 26 April 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Local Enterprise Partnerships: progress review - Cyber security in the UK
Inquiry announced 20 March 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Cyber security - Accessing public services through the Government’s Verify digital system
Inquiry announced 12 March 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Government’s Verify digital system - Penalty charge notices in healthcare
Inquiry announced 18 June 2019 – Committee of Public Accounts inquiry into Penalty charge notices in healthcare - Eurotunnel
Inquiry announced 20 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Eurotunnel - English language tests for overseas students
Inquiry announced 19 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into English language tests for overseas students - Serious and organised crime
Inquiry announced 19 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Serious and organised crime - BBC’s pay-bill gap
Inquiry announced 17 September 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into BBC’s pay-bill gap - Investigation into NHS Property Services Limited
Inquiry announced 19 July 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Investigation into NHS Property Services Limited - The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending
Inquiry announced 28 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into The effectiveness of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending - Challenges in using data across Government
Inquiry announced 02 July 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Challenges in using data across Government - Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme – progress review
Inquiry announced 14 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Help to Buy: Equity Loan Scheme – progress review - Submarine defueling and dismantling
Inquiry announced 23 April 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Submarine defueling and dismantling - Transport Infrastructure in the South West
Inquiry announced 24 May 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Transport Infrastructure in the South West - Consumer protection
Inquiry announced 09 May 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Consumer protection - Crossrail
Inquiry announced 03 May 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Crossrail - Brexit consultancy costs
Inquiry announced 10 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Brexit consultancy costs - Whole of Government Accounts 2017-18
Inquiry announced 11 June 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Whole of Government Accounts 2017-18 - Planning and the broken housing market
Inquiry announced 08 April 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into Planning and the broken housing market - NHS waiting times for elective and cancer care
Inquiry announced 27 March 2019 – Public Accounts inquiry into NHS waiting times for cancer care
