Estimates day debate: Health and care services and Rail 2020

The debate followed the publication of the estimates for the allocation of expenditure for Central Government, including the Department of Health and Department for Transport, for the year ending March 2014. 

Estimates day debate: Public Expenditure on Health and Care Services

The Health Select Committee held an inquiry into public expenditure on health and care services and published its report on 19 March 2013. The Government response to the Committee report was published on 13 June 2013.

• Watch Parliament TV: Public Expenditure on Heath and Care Services
• Read Commons Hansard: Public Expenditure on Heath and Care Services
• Catch up on Parliament News: public expenditure on health and care services report
• Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Health services

Estimates day debate: Rail 2020

The Transport Select Committee held an inquiry into Rail 2020 and published its report on  4 January 2013.

• Watch Parliament TV: Rail 2020
• Read Commons Hansard: Rail 2020
• Catch up on Parliament News: Rail 2020 report
• Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Railways

Estimates days

All public spending has to be approved by Parliament. Estimates of spending are presented to Parliament and three 'estimates days' are set aside each year to debate the content of those estimates presented.

In practice, estimates days are often used for debating one or more estimates or select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee.

• Read Central Government supply estimates 2013-14: HC 1074 2012-13 (external website)

Watching proceedings from the public gallery

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