Customs urged to tackle fraud
News Article 22 July 2004
MPs have urged Customs and Excise to step up its efforts to tackle the problem of alcohol duty fraud.
Museums urged to boost sales income
News Article 20 July 2004
Museums and galleries are not earning the money they could do, according to a new study.
MPs highlight sewerage problems
News Article 15 July 2004
Water companies should pay more compensation to people who are victims of sewer flooding, MPs have reported.
Committee calls for pensioners' services push
News Article 8 July 2004
Parliament's public spending watchdog has called on ministers to make services more accessible for older people.
BSE measures 'obsolete', warn MPs
News Article 6 July 2004
Insufficient controls are in place to prevent a repeat of the BSE crisis, an influential committee of MPs has concluded.
Seeking answers on asylum record
Publication Article 2 July 2004
Official forms 'should be kept simple'
News Article 29 June 2004
Government departments should make sure that their forms are quick and easy for members of the public to fill in, a committee of MPs has reminded Whitehall officials.
MPs criticise Customs over IT projects
News Article 22 June 2004
MPs have criticised HM Customs and Excise for spending over £100 million on a new IT system without fully analysing its expected costs and benefits.
MPs critical of NI overspend
News Article 25 May 2004
A Northern Ireland department overspent by £4.2 million after failing to follow proper accounting procedures, a committee of MPs has concluded.
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MPs condemn NI housing quango
News Article 21 May 2004
A powerful committee of MPs has damned the record of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in tackling homelessness in Ulster.
MPs slam war pensions body's performance
News Article 18 May 2004
An influential Commons committee has slammed the performance of the Veterans Agency in dealing with new claims for benefits.
MPs urge shake-up in school assessments
News Article 13 May 2004
A committee of MPs has called for a shake-up in the way school performance is assessed.
Home Office under fire for PFI office deal
News Article 11 May 2004
A private finance initiative project to develop new headquarters for the Home Office has come under fire from an influential committee of MPs.
Committee questions hip replacement procedures
News Article 5 May 2004
An influential committee of MPs has said taxpayers are still not getting value for money from NHS hip replacements, although the service has improved.
