Supply estimates are means by which the Government seeks funds and authority from Parliament for its yearly expenditure, and, in addition, there are three regular occasions when Government may present supplementary estimates to the House of Commons for additional resources. The Committee's report sets out some proposed changes to the system of scrutiny and approval of Estimates of public expenditure. These include: provisions appropriating expenditure for the financial year just ending (i.e. allocating it to the purposes set out in the Estimates) would be set out in the March Consolidated Fund Bill, rather than July, as at present, in order to allow Resource Accounts to be audited and presented to the House earlier; in certain limited circumstances, Supplementary Estimates should be able to reduce levels of expenditure already authorised; and Supplementary Estimates to be approved in December or March would be required to be presented to the House at least fourteen days in advance (rather than eight), giving select committees longer to examine them.