Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Friday, 3 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 February 2017. It was answered by Edward Leigh (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2017 on behalf of the Public Accounts Commission.

Public Accounts Commission: Pay

Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what the total pay bill for (a) male and (b) female employees in his Department was in 2015-16; and what the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman was in that year.

Answer: The Public Accounts Commission does not operate a Department, nor does it have any employees. It is a statutory body with a membership of nine Members of the House of Commons. Its role is defined by the National Audit Act 1983 and the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011. Its principal duties under the Acts are to examine the National Audit Office Estimate and lay it before the House, to consider reports from the appointed auditor of the National Audit Office (NAO), to appoint non-executive members of the NAO Board, and to report from time to time.

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