Public Accounts Committee

Sir Geoffrey is Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. He was elected in September 2024. 

“I am honoured to have been elected by so many of my colleagues. It’s a massive task but I have been on the committee for the last seven years as the longest-serving deputy chair, so I understand how the committee works in enormous detail.”

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP

 

Public Accounts Committee, March 2020
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The Public Accounts Committee in March 2020.

Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP at the Public Accounts Committee
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Latest from the Public Accounts Committee
Rwanda Bill
17 April 2024

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is back in the House of Commons tonight for consideration on the Lord's Message.
Clifton-Brown welcomes civil nuclear power road map
11 January 2024

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown  welcomes the civil nuclear power road map, but calls on the Government to learn lessons from the decommissioning of Sellafield to get a better understanding of nuclear decommissioning costs, so that we can have a true estimate of what nuclear generation costs.
Government’s programme of waste reforms
11 December 2023

The Public Accounts Committee has released its report into the Government's programme waste reforms inquiry, the public hearing was held on the 11 September. 
Public Accounts Committee - Active Travel
7 November 2023

The Government is not on track to meet objectives to increase rates of active travel by 2025.
Bulb Energy: Will billpayers remain on the hook for multi-billion pound bail-out?
7 November 2023

Risks remain around the potential cost to the taxpayer following the collapse of Bulb Energy.
Asylum system: Doubts and concerns raised around Govt’s approach to backlogs
1 November 2023

The Home Office faces a huge challenge in clearing asylum system backlogs by December.
Public Accounts Committee: Smart Meters
25 October 2023

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown leads the questioning of the witnesses at the 22 June meeting of the Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the slow progress in implementing smart energy meters.
Project Gigabit in the Cotswolds
3 April 2023

On Friday 24 March, following his appearance at the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, the Building Digital UK (BDUK) Chief Executive Paul Norris, was invited by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP along with other officials from Gloucester County Council to discuss the roll-out of Project Gigabit in Gloucester.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP at the Public Accounts Committee
Greensill PAC inquiry
14 May 2021

PAC Lessons from Greensill Capital - the Public Accounts Committee of which I am Deputy Chair held an inquiry session on Greensill Capital, questioning former Prime Minister, David Cameron.