Discussion
Which two committees of the Parliament are described as 'twin sister' committees ?
Answer: A
The 'twin sisters' are the Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee.
Both are financial committees that examine government expenditure. The Estimates Committee looks at the budget estimates and suggests economies in public spending before and while the money is spent, while the Public Accounts Committee scrutinises the accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General's audit reports after the money is spent. Because they work on the same subject at different stages, they are described as twin sisters.
The Committee on Public Undertakings, formed in 1964, is the third financial committee but is not part of the 'twin' description. The other pairs are not financial committees at all.
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