Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown elected Chair of the Public Accounts Committee
11 September 2024
Following nominations and elections, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP has been elected Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
The result of the election was announced in the Chamber by the Speaker following a ballot.
Chair comment
Following the election result, Sir Geoffrey said:
“I am honoured to have been elected Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. I would like to pay tribute to my fellow candidates, and am very grateful to all my colleagues for their support. I would like to thank in particular the previous PAC Chair Dame Meg Hillier, both for her endorsement of my candidacy and for her steadfast leadership of the previous Committee.
“During my time as Deputy Chair of the PAC, we identified a range of issues across Government in need of ongoing and robust scrutiny, and as Chair I hope to build on that all-important work. Using the PAC’s overarching remit across Government, we will continue to strive to provide the public with the best available insight into how effectively, efficiently and economically policy is being delivered and propose improvements.
“I will be holding discussions with members on the Committee’s future work when it is established, and look forward to working once again with the National Audit Office to continue the PAC’s vital mission: holding Government to account for value for money across all of its spending, on the taxpayer’s behalf.”
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