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Public expenditure news from UK Parliament.

No future for NHS dentistry without reform, warns PAC, as Govt efforts fail to halt decline

Verdict delivered on dental contract as not fit for purpose as patients continue to suffer and PAC calls for transparency on necessary fundamental reform

DCMS handling of COVID loans criticised as PAC warns of rugby union accountability gap

Report finds DCMS overly optimistic in expectation that all funds will be recouped amid high uncertainty over repayments

Questions over security of UK energy supply as households exposed to future price spikes

PAC report warns of worryingly high consumer energy debt as nation’s electricity prices highest of countries providing comparable data

Government announces substantial and immediate changes to aid budget

The UK aid budget will no longer be linked to changes in the UK’s gross national income, instead being given a fixed budget potentially protecting it from spending by other departments, the Government has confirmed.

Committee Chair: Government should pause “hasty” aid cuts

The Chair of the cross-party International Development Committee Chair, Sarah Champion, has responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement today.

Uphill struggle ahead for Govt’s use of AI as PAC report reveals the scale of the challenge

Out of date tech and poor-quality data put public sector adoption at risk as public trust jeopardised over transparency in use of algorithms

Cladding crisis: Appalling impact persists as Govt remediation plans fail to measure

Eight years on from Grenfell, PAC urges Govt to put residents at heart of remediation efforts, with thousands of unsafe buildings still yet to be identified

Govt flying blind on struggling council finances amid unprecedented local audit crisis

Committee warns Government accounts are not focused sufficiently on long-term financial risks posed by climate change, rising health spending, and geopolitical tensions

Prisons crisis: As justice system faces total gridlock in 2026, PAC calls for rapid action

Failed efforts to increase prison capacity results in endemic overcrowding amid safety risks, increasing violence and hampered rehabilitation efforts

Government shares further detail on Office for Value for Money following Committee report

The Government has published a series of new documents on the Office for Value for Money (OVfM) which address issues raised by the Committee in its report earlier this year

What are the challenges for innovators in accessing science infrastructure and finance?

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will question experts in the second session of its inquiry into Innovation, growth and the regions.

Disadvantaged pupils risk losing out as their funding increasingly used to plug budget gaps

PAC calls on Govt to consider other measures and data alongside academic attainment

BBC World Service a “vital antidote” to foreign malign actors

The Foreign Affairs Committee is today publishing correspondence between the Committee and the BBC.

Department of Health and Social Care spending to be debated in House of Commons main chamber

MPs from PAC and the Health and Social Care Committee, along with Members from across the House of Commons, will debate the spending of the Department of Health and Social Care

28 February 2025

Where now for HS2?: PAC urges Govt to set out what benefit can be salvaged for taxpayer

Scepticism persists over Govt’s ability to successfully deliver programme following litany of failures and unheeded warnings

28 February 2025