quangos, public bodies,
Committee scrutinise Government plans for public body and quango reforms
12 June 2014
The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) will hold the second evidence session of its inquiry into the accountability of quangos and public bodies on Tuesday 17 June at 9.30am.
- Parliament TV: Accountability of quangos and public bodies
- Inquiry: Accountability of quangos and public bodies
- Public Administration Select Committee
The inquiry aims to scrutinise the Government’s plans for public bodies reform and examine how public bodies are held to account by ministers and Parliament.
Witnesses
Tuesday 17 June, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
9.30am:
- Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive, TaxPayers' Alliance
- Dr Michael Pinto-Duschinsky, Research Fellow, Policy Exchange
10.15am:
- Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and former Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Border Agency
10.50am:
- Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP
- Rt Hon John Redwood MP
Issues to be explored:
- how well the public bodies model of non-ministerial control works in a crisis, such as the winter floods of 2013-4;
- the extent to which public bodies deliver functions more effectively and efficiently than central government departments; and
- the appointment of chairs of public bodies, following the resignation of Tony Caplin as Chair of the Public Works Loan Board, and the decision not to re-appoint Baroness Sally Morgan as Chair of Ofsted.
The @CommonsPASC Twitter account will live tweet the session, using the #quangos hashtag.