BSE, the cost of a crisis : thirty-fourth report, together with the proceedings of the Committee relating to the report, the minutes of evidence and appendices / Committee of Public Accounts.

  • Public Accounts Committee
Date:
1999
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    20 Committee of Public Accounts 148.— (1)There shall be a select committee to be called the Committee of Public Accounts for the examination of the accounts showing the appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public expenditure, and of such other accounts laid before Parliament as the committee may think fit, to consist of not more than fifteen Members, of whom four shall be a quorum. The Committee shall have the power to send for persons, papers and records, to report from time to time, and to adjourn from place to place. (2) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament. (3) The committee shall have power to communicate to any committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) such evidence as it may have received from the National Audit Office (having been agreed between the Office and the government department or departments concerned) but which has not been reported to the House. 28th October 1997 Ordered, That Standing Order No. 148 (Committee of Public Accounts) be amended, in line 7 [line 6 of this text], by leaving out the word “fifteen” and inserting the word “sixteen”. 17th November 1998 Line 17, after “departments” [line 12: of this text], insert “and to the European Scrutiny Committee”, Line 21, [after line 15 of this text], at end add: “(4) The Committee shall have power to meet concurrently with the European Scrutiny Committee, or any sub-committee thereof, for the purposes of deliberating or taking evidence.” The following is a list of Members of the Committee at its nomination on 25 July 1997. The date of any later nomination, discharge or other change is shown in brackets. Rt Hon David Davis (elected Chairman 30.07.97) Mr Alan Campbell Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (discharged 02.07.99) Rt Hon David Curry (added 02.07.99) Mr Ian Davidson Mr Geraint Davies Ms Maria Eagle Mr Barry Gardiner (added 10.06.99) Ms Jane Griffiths Mr Phil Hope (discharged 05.11.98) Mr Christopher Leslie (discharged 05.11.98) Mr Andrew Love Rt Hon Robert Maclennan Mr Richard Page Ms Dawn Primarolo (added 30.10.97) (discharged 12.01.99) Mrs Barbara Roche (added 12.01.99) Mr Gerry Steinberg (added 05.11.98) Mr Derek Twigg (added 17.11.98) (discharged 10.06.99) Mr Stephen Twigg (added 05.11.98) (discharged 17.11.98) Mr Charles Wardle Mr Dafydd Wigley (discharged 16.12.97) Rt Hon Alan Williams