Membership
As of 12 November 2012, the members of the committee are as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon. Margaret Hodge MP (Chair) | Labour | Barking | |
| Richard Bacon MP | Conservative | South Norfolk | |
| Stephen Barclay MP | Conservative | North East Cambridgeshire | |
| Guto Bebb MP | Conservative | Aberconwy | |
| Jackie Doyle-Price MP | Conservative | Thurrock | |
| Meg Hillier MP | Labour Co-op | Hackney South and Shoreditch | |
| Chris Heaton-Harris MP | Conservative | Daventry | |
| Stewart Jackson MP | Conservative | Peterborough | |
| Fiona Mactaggart MP | Labour | Slough | |
| Austin Mitchell MP | Labour | Great Grimsby | |
| Chloe Smith MP1 | Conservative | Norwich North | |
| Nick Smith MP | Labour | Blaenau Gwent | |
| Ian Swales MP | Liberal Democrat | Redcar | |
| Justin Tomlinson MP | Conservative | North Swindon | |
1 Chloe Smith was elected to the committee because she is Economic Secretary to the Treasury, but by convention generally does not attend or vote.
Source: Public Accounts Committee
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