Public Accounts Committee

Policy

'What is the plan?' Government's inconsistent plans to decarbonise power sector slammed by MPs

Public Accounts Committee criticises Ministers over unclear plan for delivering on goal for a net zero emission grid by 2035, as it urges government to publish new strategy by the autumn

20 June 2023 • 5 min read

Policy

'Outdated, inefficient, expensive': Defra's ageing IT systems putting services at risk, MPs warn

Defra's IT and administrative systems 'at constant risk of failure or cyber attack', according to Public Accounts Committee

09 May 2023 • 3 min read

Policy

UK government failing to lead by example on net zero, MPs warn

Public Accounts Committee accuses government of 'fragmented and effective' approach to emissions reporting and measurement across Whitehall

02 November 2022 • 5 min read

Waste

'Rubbish': Government attempts to tackle waste crime slammed by MPs

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticises Defra and the Environment Agency over 'slow and piecemeal' progress in tackling escalating waste crime

21 October 2022 • 7 min read

Automotive

'Mountain to climb': Why MPs are asking where is the routemap for meeting the UK's electric vehicle target?

Public Accounts Committee warns ensuring all cars sold in the UK from 2035 produce zero emissions remains a 'huge challenge'

18 May 2021 • 5 min read

Politics

'COP26 is a few months away': MPs slam UK government's 'lack of plan' for Climate Summit and net zero transition

But government rubbishes 'nonsense' claims from two MP committees that UK lacks coordinated net zero strategy and clear outcomes for UN climate summit

05 March 2021 • 8 min read

Policy

'Painfully slow': MPs deliver scathing review of government's environmental progress

MPs in Public Accounts Committee have urged government to 'move on from aspirational words' and start 'taking the hard decisions'

03 February 2021 • 3 min read

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