Commons Public Accounts Committee

Parliament’s public accounts committee says there is a £16.9 billion gap between the Ministry of Defence’s budget and what the UK’s armed forces need.

The Public Accounts Committee reported concerns over the financial viability of the HS2 project, after its northern leg was cancelled last year.

The warning by the chair of the Public Accounts Committee comes after several councils in England had to issue Section 114 Notices in the past years.