The Government’s management of its major projects

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 3 Feb 2020 Closed: 29 Jul 2020 Parliament page
The Government’s Major Projects Portfolio (MPP) has 133 projects with a value of £423 billion, and these are only a fraction of the projects delivered by Government. Major projects are the main mechanism by which the government invests in infrastructure, transforms services, and improves IT. The MPP includes high-profile projects … Read more
23 Recommendations
10 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
4 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
8 Dec
2020
Correspondence
17 Nov
2020
Correspondence
14 Oct
2020
Report published
14 Oct
2020
Correspondence
28 Jul
2020
Report published
7 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
9 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
5 May
2020
Formal meeting · Virtual meeting
29 Apr
2020
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
7 Jul 2020
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The Government's Management of its Major Projects
Nick Smallwood · Infrastructure and Projects Authority Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP · Department for Transport The Lord Agnew of Oulton DL
9 Jun 2020
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The Government’s management of its major projects
James Heath · National Infrastructure Commission Professor Henry Overman Sir John Armitt · National Infrastructure Commission Tom Thackray · CBI
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - Delivering the Government’s infrastructure commit… HC 125 28 Jul 2020 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
28 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - Delivering the Gove…
The Committee welcomes the introduction of training for ministers in project management.
The Committee welcomes the introduction of training for ministers in project management. It is important that ministers take the opportunity provided to educate themselves better about how projects are delivered and how they can have an impact on that, both … Read more
Government Response
The government has introduced a new ministerial training programme, with 13 ministers already attending, and expects all relevant ministers to undertake it. However, it did not provide the requested list of ministers who have completed or are booked for the training, instead offering future updates.
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30 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - Delivering the Gove…
As responsibility for policy on major projects and their management is shared across two departments,...
As responsibility for policy on major projects and their management is shared across two departments, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury should write to the Committee setting out the standardised data they expect departments to collect on the most significant … Read more
Government Response
The government states that departments already provide standardised data to the IPA quarterly, and the IPA encourages them to publish it. However, there is no plan to mandate data collection for smaller projects or for all departments to publish this information in their annual reports.
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 23 classified
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 9
Deferred 6
Total 23 recs + 10 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
8 Dec 2020 To committee Letter from Nic Smallwood, CEO Infrastructure and Projects Authority on National Infrastructure Strategy, dated 4.12.20
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17 Nov 2020 To committee Letter from Lord Agnew, Minister of State HM Treasury and Cabinet Office on Major projects, dated 6.11.20
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14 Oct 2020 From committee Letter to Lord Agnew on Government Response to Committee's third Report dated 13 Oct 2020
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29 Apr 2020 To committee Letter from Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General, response to PACAC major projects inquiry, dated 24.4.20
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