Contingencies (Underspend)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Public Accounts Commission – in the House of Commons am 10:30 am ar 18 Mehefin 2009.

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Photo of Edward Leigh Edward Leigh Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Chair, Public Accounts Committee 10:30, 18 Mehefin 2009

For every £1 of taxpayers' money that the NAO spends, it saves £9 for the taxpayer. Considerable extra work has been given to the NAO by the Public Accounts Commission. My hon. Friend is asking about the contingency fund and expenditure on the NAO's new headquarters. It tells me that it is seeking to achieve a £1 million underspend against a revised project budget, and the project will be delivered on time in November. It is a success story that we should be proud of.