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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117034844im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-wide-news/id_7249.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_TopStory_StoryImage_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Public Accounts Committee publishes findings</p> </div> <div class="inner"> <div class="two-wide"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl00_divSectionPromotion" class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/january/welfare-reform-report-day-four/">Welfare Reform Bill: Lords update</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl00_StoryImage_hypImageLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/january/welfare-reform-report-day-four/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117034844im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/storage_Edited/filename_5a2luL32ONqpS6L5gQK_.jpg/id_1477/.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl00_StoryImage_imgThumbWithLink" alt="Enter Alt text here."/></a> <p>Further scrutiny by Lords on day four</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="two-wide last"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl01_divSectionPromotion" class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-house-of-lords-reform-bill/news/thirteenth-public-evidence-session/">Lords Reform Committee hears from former Lord Speaker, Paul Murphy MP and Lord Cormack</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl01_StoryImage_hypImageLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-house-of-lords-reform-bill/news/thirteenth-public-evidence-session/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117034844im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_7935.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl01_StoryImage_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Joint Committee also questions representatives of the Campaign for a Democratic Upper House</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="inner"> <div class="two-wide"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl02_divSectionPromotion" class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/community-budgets---1st-ev-session/">MPs examine Government's new policy approach to investment in troubled families</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl02_StoryImage_hypImageLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/community-budgets---1st-ev-session/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117034844im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_8545.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl02_StoryImage_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Communities and Local Government Committee takes evidence</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="two-wide last"> <div id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl03_divSectionPromotion" class="section-promotion">  <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/january/legal-aid-sentencing-and-punishment-of-offenders-bill-committee-day-2-/">Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee day three</a></h2>  <div class="inner"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl03_StoryImage_hypImageLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/january/legal-aid-sentencing-and-punishment-of-offenders-bill-committee-day-2-/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120117034844im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_1817.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_LatestStories_StoryRepeater_ctl03_StoryImage_imgThumbWithLink" alt=""/></a> <p>Lords debates civil legal services</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="outer"> <div class="two-wide"> <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/parliament-government-and-politics/parliament/commons-news/">Commons news</a></h2> <div class="inner"> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl00_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl00_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/public-accounts-committee/news/smart-meters-report/">MPs report on preparations for the roll-out of Smart Meters</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl00_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl00_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-house-of-lords-reform-bill/news/thirteenth-public-evidence-session/">Lords Reform Committee hears from former Lord Speaker, Paul Murphy MP and Lord Cormack</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl00_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl00_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/community-budgets---1st-ev-session/">MPs examine Government's new policy approach to investment in troubled families</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="two-wide last"> <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/parliament-government-and-politics/parliament/lords-news/">Lords news</a></h2> <div class="inner"> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl01_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl01_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl01_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/january/welfare-reform-report-day-four/">Welfare Reform Bill: Lords update</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl01_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl02_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl01_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl02_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/draft-house-of-lords-reform-bill/news/thirteenth-public-evidence-session/">Lords Reform Committee hears from former Lord Speaker, Paul Murphy MP and Lord Cormack</a> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl01_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl01_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2012/january/legal-aid-sentencing-and-punishment-of-offenders-bill-committee-day-2-/">Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee day three</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="outer"> <div class="two-wide"> <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/parliament-government-and-politics/parliament/committee-news/">Committee news</a></h2> <div class="inner"> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl02_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a 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id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl02_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl03_liItem"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl02_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl03_hypLink" href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/communities-and-local-government-committee/news/community-budgets---1st-ev-session/">MPs examine Government's new policy approach to investment in troubled families</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="two-wide last"> <h2><a href="/web/20120117034844/http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/parliament-government-and-politics/parliament/bill-news/">Bill news</a></h2> <div class="inner"> <ul class="square-bullets"> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ParliamentNews_CategoryRepeater_ctl03_CategoryContent_repLinks_ctl01_liItem"> <a 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