2011
NAO briefing for the House of
Commons Health Committee: Delivering efficiency savings in the
NHS
December 2011
This memorandum has been prepared for the Health Committee to
support its review. It sets out how the NHS, supported by the
Department of Health, plans to deliver efficiency savings of up to
£20 billion by 2014-15.
The modelling used to set Feed-in
Tariffs for solar photovoltaics: A briefing for the House of
Commons Environmental Audit Committee and the Energy and Climate
Change Committee
November 2011
This briefing has been prepared for the House of Commons
Environmental Audit Committee and the Energy and Climate Change
Committee, to inform their joint inquiry into the Government’s 31
October 2011 consultation on proposals for solar power Feed-in
Tariffs (FiTs).
Briefing to support the
International Development Committee’s inquiry into the Department
for International Development’s Annual Report and Accounts 2010-11
and Business Plan 2011-15
October 2011
This briefing complements the Departmental Overview the NAO
prepared for DfID in September 2011 and covers specific topics of
particular interest to the Committee.
Overviews of the Driver and
Vehicle Licensing Agency and Driving Standards Agency: NAO
briefings for the Transport Select Committee
October 2011
These documents have been prepared to provide an overview of the
work and performance of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and
the Driving Standards Agency in the financial year 2010-11.
Departmental
overviews
September 2011
The National Audit Office has produced 17 Departmental
Overviews. These cover our work on each major government department
and are listed below. In addition, each guide can be found under
the individual sectors they relate to, for example the guide on
DfID is listed under International Affairs.
This series builds on the short
guides published in 2010.
Briefing for The Environmental
Audit Committee on delivery of the target to reduce central
government’s office carbon emissions.
July 2011
This briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee sets out how
departments have sought to meet the government’s target to reduce
carbon emissions by 10 per cent in 12 months (the 10 per cent
target).
Accountability and cost reduction
in the new policing landscape – a briefing for the Home Affairs
Select Committee
June 2011
Written submission to the House
of Lords Select Committee on Communications to support its inquiry
into the governance and regulation of the BBC
April 2011
This letter and attachments were sent to the House of Lords
Communications Committee following a request for written evidence
on the role of the National Audit Office in relation to the
BBC.
Effective road and traffic
management - a briefing for the Transport Select
Committee
April 2011
House of Commons Speaker's Committee report - Reports by
the Comptroller and Auditor General
March 2011
This link opens a report on the pages of the House of Commons
Speakers Committee. The Committee's report presents two pieces of
work by the National Audit Office.
March 2011
Performance of the Ministry of
Defence, 2009-10. Briefing for the House of Commons Defence
Committee
March 2011
NAO work on DFID's oversight of
CDC and a summary of CDC's investment approach
March 2011
Energy and Climate Change
Committee inquiry into UK deepwater drilling - Memorandum submitted
by the National Audit Office
February 2011
Performance of Ofgem. A briefing
for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select
Committee
February 2011
This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Energy and
Climate Change Select Committee to support its evidence session on
the work of the Ofgem.
National Audit Office memorandum
for the Public Administration Select
Committee
January 2011
This memorandum has been prepared for the Public Administration
Select Committee to provide guidance for select committees on
assessing business cases for making changes to arm’s length
bodies.
2010
Briefing for
the Communities and Local Government
Committee
December 2010
This briefing has been prepared for the
Communities and Local Government Select Committee to provide an
overview of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s
financial management in 2009-10 and its structural reform
priorities.
Health Resource
Allocation
December 2010
This briefing has been prepared to help inform the House of
Commons Health Select Committee examination of Health Resource
Allocation.
The work of DfID in 2009-10 and
its priorities for reform
November 2010
This briefing was prepared for the Members of the International
Development Committee to support the Committee's inquiry into the
work of the Department for International Development in
2009-10.
NAO Briefing for the Foreign
Affairs Select Committee
November 2010
This briefing has been prepared for the Foreign Affairs Select
Committee to support its evidence session on the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office’s Annual Accounts 2009-10.
The NAO's work on regulatory
reform
October 2010
This briefing paper presents the Regulatory Reform Committee
with an overview of regulatory reform, the background to the system
and the recent work that the National Audit Office had conducted in
the area.
Briefing for the Culture, Media
and Sport Select Committee
September 2010
The briefing has been prepared for the Culture, Media and Sport
Select Committee to support the Committee's evidence session on the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Annual Accounts 2009-10 and
the responsibilities of the Secretary of State.
Environmental
Protection
August 2010
The National Audit Office has prepared this briefing on
environmental protection for the new members of the Environmental
Audit Committee. This document summarises the key environmental
protection issues facing the UK.
Sustainable
Development
August 2010
This briefing has been prepared by the National Audit Office to
provide the new members of the Environmental Audit Committee an
overview of sustainable development as a whole. Sustainable
development is a devolved issue and this briefing covers government
policy in England with a brief overview of the work of the devolved
administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Electricity Generating
Landscape in Great Britain
August 2010
Briefing for the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee
This briefing provides an overview of the key features of the
policy and regulatory framework for electricity generation, and the
nature of the transition required over the next 10 years to meet
emissions reduction and renewable energy targets.
Performance of the Ministry of
Defence 2008-09
February 2010
Briefing for the House of Commons Defence Committee
Energy and Climate Change
Committee inquiry into Fuel Poverty
February 2010
Memorandum for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change
Committee
FiReControl
project
February 2010
Memorandum for the House of Commons Communities and Local
Government Committee
Performance of the Home Office
2008-09
January 2010
Briefing for the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
Reducing bureaucracy for public
sector frontline staff
January 2010
Briefing for the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee
Sure Start children's
centres
January 2010
Memorandum for the Children, Schools and Families Committee
2009
Air Quality
December 2009
Briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee
Performance of the Ministry of
Justice 2008-09
December 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Justice Select Committee
Performance of the Department for
Transport 2008-09
December 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Transport Select Committee
Management of Exchange Rate Risk
by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
December 2009
Briefing for the Foreign Affairs Committee
Performance of the Child
Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
December 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee
Performance of HM Treasury
2008-2009
November 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Treasury Committee
Performance of the Department for
International Development 2008-09
November 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons International Development
Committee
Perspectives of Non-Governmental
Organisations on the Comprehensive
Approach
October 2009
Paper for the Defence Committee
Analysis of the extent of the
review by Government departments, 2009
October
2009
Briefing for the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments
Committee
Performance of the Department for
Communities and Local Government 2008-09
October 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Communities and Local Government
Committee
Performance of the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2008-09
October 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs Committee
Performance of the Department of
Energy and Climate Change 2008-09
October 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change
Committee
Performance of the Department for
Work and Pensions 2008-09
October 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee
Cabinet Office Performance
Briefing
October 2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Public Administration Select
Committee
Performance of the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport 2008-09
October
2009
Briefing for the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport
Committee
Adapting to Climate
Change
July 2009
Briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee
European Union Emissions Trading
Scheme
March 2009
Briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee
2008
Cabinet Office
Performance
December 2008
Briefing for the Public Administration Select Committee
Department for Work and Pensions:
Information Technology Programmes
November 2008
Memorandum for the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee
Performance of the Department for
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
2007-08
October 2008
Briefing for the Business and Enterprise Committee
Performance of HM Treasury
2007-08
October 2008
Briefing for the Treasury Select Committee
A summary of the National Audit
Office Reports on the Department for Transport
2007-08
October 2008
Briefing for the Transport Committee:
Good
Government
October 2008
Paper for the Public Administration Select Committee
Performance of the Ministry of
Defence 2007-08
October 2008
Review for the House of Commons Defence Committee
Performance of the Department for
Communities and Local Government 2007-08
October
2008
Review for the Communities and Local Government Committee
Renewable energy: Options for
scrutiny
July 2008
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
ECGD and
sustainability
June 2008
Briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee
The UK’s Response to the South
Asia Earthquake
June 2008
Report to the International Development Committee:
Transport and the environment:
options for scrutiny
May 2008
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
UK greenhouse gas emissions:
measurement and reporting
March 2008
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
Regulatory Reform in the
UK
March 2008
Briefing for the Regulatory Reform Select Committee
2007
British Waterways Finances
2002-2012
December 2007
Letter to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Energy consumption and carbon
emissions in government
December 2007
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
A Review of Economic Regulators'
Impact Assessments
November 2007
Review for the Lords Regulators Committee
Performance of the Department of
Trade and Industry 2006-07
November 2007
Briefing for the Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Committee
Work of the Cabinet Office
2006-07
November 2007
Briefing for the Public Administration Select Committee
Performance of the Ministry of
Defence 2006-07
November 2007
Briefing for the Defence Committee
Performance of the Department for
Communities and Local Government 2006-07
October 2007
Briefing for the Communities and Local Government Committee
The Climate Change Levy and
Climate Change Agreements
August 2007
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
Central Government Support for
Local Authorities on Climate Change
May 2007
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
The Third Sector and Public
Policy - Options for Committee Scrutiny
May 2007
Review for the Public Administration Committee
Cost-effectiveness Analysis in
the 2006 Climate Change Programme Review
January 2007
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee:
The UK Debt Management Office -
Borrowing on Behalf of Government
January 2007
Briefing for the Treasury Committee
2006
Emissions Projections in the 2006 Climate Change Programme
Review
December 2006
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
Regulatory Impact Assessments and
Sustainable Development
May 2006
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
Climate Change Policy: Options
for Scrutiny
April 2006
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
2005
Sustainable Procurement in
Central Government
September 2005
Review for the Environmental Audit Committee
In April 2005 the Environmental Audit Committee of the House of
Commons examined sustainable procurement. The NAO review is
intended to support and take forward interest in this field by
summarising progress towards sustainable procurement in central
government and describing the problems faced by departmental
procurement officials in making further progress.