Excess votes 2012-13

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 19 Mar 2014 Closed: 14 May 2014 Parliament page
Background The Excess Votes process allows the Public Accounts Committee to scrutinise the reasons given for Government Departments exceeding their allocated resources and to report any objection to rectifying those excesses. Standing Order 55 requires that the Speaker put the question to the House of Commons on Excess Votes “provided … Read more