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Session 2008-09 Publications on the internet Liaison Committee Publications

Liaison Committee - Second Report Financial Scrutiny: Parliamentary Control over Government Budgets 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 25 June 2009.

Contents Terms of Reference Summary 1 Introduction The 'Alignment Project' and parliamentary scrutiny of expenditure The Government's proposals The potential gains from the proposals Approval of the proposals by the House 2 Aligning Budgets, Estimates and Accounts Government Budgets, Estimates and Accounts Ending current misalignments Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) Gross & net expenditure Voted and non-voted expenditure Departmental Unallocated Provision Capital expenditure, including capital grants Provisions Reductions in Estimates Conclusion on creating alignment Future changes in the budgeting system and Estimates 3 Scrutiny, debate and approval of expenditure and Estimates by the House Context Information required by the House: timing and content Detailed presentation of information in the Estimates Estimates memoranda Timing of publications of Estimates, Annual Reports and Accounts Enabling better scrutiny of spending plans for future years Opportunities for debating future spending proposals The kinds of motion which may be debated Number of days for debate on expenditure matters Supply procedure and legislative authority for Government expenditure Current procedures Implications of the Alignment proposals Standing Orders 4 Conclusions ANNEX Detailed changes to Estimates format proposed by the Committee Office Scrutiny Unit Conclusions and recommendations Formal Minutes List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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