HMRC is writing off £11.2bn of a total of £28bn in tax debt for 2008-09 — £3.3bn more than last year — hampered by outdated IT systems, according to the latest Public Accounts Committee report. Full Article at Accountancy Age

Edward Leigh, chairman of the public accounts committee, who will deliver Friday's damning report by the NAO. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

BBC NEWS | Health | MRSA 'not the only threat to NHS'. MPs warned there was still no robust data on the extent and risks of at least 80% of bugs linked to hospital care. Full Article at mrsa watch: Headlines

The Government was accused today of showing a "real lack of concern" for people affected by the thousands of post office closures in recent years. Full Article at 24Dash.com

A committee of MPs said only a small percentage of people were even aware of consultations before offices shut and complained that local concerns were "in effect ignored". Full Article at Arbroath Herald

Prisoners will not be kept on a single database Public Accounts Committee unleashes fresh salvo against beleaguered prisoner's database Delays and overspend in the delivery of an offender tracking database were the result of over-optimism and lack of... Full Article at VNUNet.com

An influential MPs' committee has urged Alistair Darling to save billions of pounds through improved use of IT according to committee report recommendations. Full Article at The Industry Standard

The chairman of the committee that oversees public spending has told the Commons that civil servants should 'take sound advice' on spending. Edward Leigh chairs the powerful public accounts committee. Full Article at ePolitix

MPs had some fond words in the Commons yesterday for a veteran member who has saved the taxpayers more than £4bn through his committee work. Full Article at ePolitix

The Government could save £9 billion every year through "plain common sense", the chair of the Public Accounts Committee said today. Full Article at 24Dash.com

Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts Edward Leigh ABOUT a third of businesses believe complying with red tape has become worse despite Government attempts to cut burdens on companies, the National Audit Office will report today. Full Article at Daily Express

LONDON -- A third of armed forces' families living in Ministry of Defence accommodation rate the condition of their homes as poor, a committee of MPs said on Tuesday. Full Article at China Post

The EU farm subsidies system is a "masterclass of misadministration" in most of the UK, the head of the Commons Public Accounts Committee has said. Full Article at BBC News