Third Report - Delivering the Government’s infrastructure commitments through major projects
Select Committee
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
HC 125
28 July 2020
Government response
Third Special Report - Delivering the Government’s infrastructure commitments through major projects: Government Response to the Committee’s Third report · published 14 Oct 2020
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
The Committee welcomes the introduction of training for ministers in project management.
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 127
As responsibility for policy on major projects and their management is shared across two departments,...
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.