Sentences with phrase «public accounts committee said»

Mandarins questioned about preparations for the UK's borders by the public accounts committee said they could not draw up scenarios until ministers have moved forward.

The public accounts committee said an over-reliance on the «urgent operational requirements» process used to buy new or upgraded capabilities had sometimes led to «inadequate initial support or a time - limited capacity».

A report published today by the Commons» public accounts committee says the 40 per cent figure goes beyond acceptable levels of turnover in the labour market.

A report from the Commons» public accounts committee says the quality of the government's sprawling websites has barely improved in the last five years and is critical of their management.

Not exact matches

«The Funding Package of # 9.3 billion allocated to the Olympics does not cover the totality of the costs to the public purse of delivering the Games and their legacy, which are already heading for around # 11 billion,» said the U.K. government's public accounts committee.

Margaret Hodge, the chairwoman of the Commons public accounts committee who earlier this year accused Google of breaking its company motto of «don't be evil» said it had once again shown contempt for its customers and UK taxpayers.

«The collaboration we saw was some billing and administrative contacts between the two of them, so you'd see similar people show up in each of the accounts,» said Schroepfer, when asked for more detail about what it had found, before declining to say anything else in a public setting on account of ongoing investigations — despite the committee pointing out other witnesses it has heard from have not held back on that front.

The NDP says Tony Clement misled the public accounts committee when he testified three weeks ago.

Public accounts committee (PAC) chairman Edward Leigh said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) negotiated «like an innocent at a table of cardsharps» when it sold Qinetiq to US firm Carlyle for # 374 million in 2003.

The latest update from Margaret Hodge, chair of the Commons» public accounts committee, is despairing about the «unacceptably poor management» of universal credit, which she says has «wasted time and taxpayers» money».

«Departments need to be intelligent customers of debt collection agencies, and must be vigilant in monitoring agencies» performance and ensuring appropriate standards are followed in their interactions with debtors,» the public accounts committee's report says.

The Commons public accounts committee will say on Wednesday that ministers have staked billions of taxpayer funds on the untested housing strategy and violated Treasury guidelines.

She struggles to say which of her posts had the most influence, but she is that sure that she had «more public connection» as public accounts committee chair.

Meg Hillier MP, the chair of the Commons public accounts committee, said the findings were shocking for those people affected this winter by overcrowded hospitals and cancelled operations.

Commenting on the report, Meg Hillier MP, chair of the public accounts committee, said: «The concerns raised by officials about Mr Lamey's appointment should have been taken more seriously by BIS.

The chairman of the BBC Trust said criticising the Commons» influential public accounts committee was «the equivalent of swearing in church» - before mounting an uncompromising attack on MPs» report into severance packages at the BBC.

Edward Leigh, the Conservative chair of the public accounts committee, said the way HMRC handled data prioritised costs over security.

«The agency has yet to pin down a plan to get back on track,» Margaret Hodge, chair of the committee of public accounts, said.

«Taxpayers have the right to expect a more considered and controlled approach to public spending than the department has so far displayed,» public accounts committee chair Margaret Hodge said.

Mr Bacon, a member of the public accounts committee, says trusts in the north - west and west Midlands also face the possibility of penalties of # 6.9 million a year for each of the ten years of the contract with computer firm CSC.

Meg Hillier, the chair of the public accounts committee, said: «The Ministry of Justice is seeking to modernise our justice system but needs to be clear about which of the promised benefits it will actually be able to deliver.»

The government could save # 326 million a year if it reduced accommodation costs and improved the way it uses office space, the public accounts committee has said.

Edward Leigh, chairman of the public accounts committee, said: «Lot of businesses, especially smaller ones, are yet to be convinced that improving their energy efficiency makes commercial sense.

«Today's report from the public accounts committee is a shocking confirmation of David Cameron's failure and another nail in the coffin of his government's promise to deliver universal credit on time and on budget,» shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves said.

Labour's Meg Hillier, the chair of the Commons public accounts committee, said the department could put UK business at risk.

The Speaker, Mr. Najeem Salaam, said the committee in charge of public accounts would investigate the activities of Chams to know whether the state government should continue to retain the company.

In May 2016, a report by the House of Commons public accounts committee criticised Hunt's plan for a seven - day NHS, saying «no coherent attempt» had made to understand staffing needs, the plan was «completely uncosted», and contained «serious flaws».

Dame Margaret Hodge, the former chair of parliament's public accounts committee, said the «constant flow of scandals is strong evidence that the system based on the private automatic exchange of information is not working».

The letter comes as Meg Hillier, chair of the public accounts committee, said on Wednesday the government was under a «collective delusion» about the further savings schools were expected to make.

Margaret Hodge MP, chairwoman of the Commons public accounts committee, said: «The decision to change fundamentally the nature of the programme away from one solely directed at struggling schools is up to the government, but taxpayers have the right to expect a more considered and controlled approach to public spending than the department has so far displayed.»

Speaking to the House of Commons public accounts committee, Sir Michael said: «I don't think we've seen the end of the Trojan Horse issues.

All three heads, who gave evidence to the Commons public accounts committee alongside NAHT leader Russell Hobby this afternoon, said they felt the Department for Education (DfE) did not understand the pressures they faced.

The public accounts committee in 2016 said the criminal justice system was at breaking point.