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Session 2007-08 Publications on the internet Treasury Committee Publications

Treasury - First Report Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 20 November 2007. CONTENTS Terms of Reference REPORT SUMMARY 1  INTRODUCTION 2  OVERALL SPENDING ISSUES The final spending totals Annually Managed Expenditure Understanding growth in "real terms" The impact of population growth Public sector pay 3  EFFICIENCY AND VALUE FOR MONEY The overall importance of efficiency and value for money Setting the efficiency targets Achievability, verification and service standards Administration budgets and Civil Service numbers 4  THE NEW PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Background Public Service Agreements and Departmental Strategic Objectives Outcome indicators and the burden of measurement Conclusions 5  CHILD POVERTY The commitment, PSA targets and progress to date Our previous consideration Setting new targets for child poverty Departmental responsibilities Measures in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report Prospects for meeting the 2010-11 target 6  THE INDIVIDUAL SPENDING SETTLEMENTS Determining the baselines and related reporting issues Settlements for devolved administrations The local government funding settlement Spending on health and social care Education spending The Home Office and the Ministry of Justice CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FORMAL MINUTES WITNESSES LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE LIST OF UNPRINTED EVIDENCE LIST OF REPORTS FROM THE TREASURY COMMITTEE DURING THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT MINUTES OF EVIDENCE Monday 22 October 2007 WRITTEN EVIDENCE

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