Lessons from major projects and programmes

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 5 Nov 2020 Closed: 25 Mar 2021 Parliament page
The Government Major Projects Portfolio currently comprises 125 major programmes at a combined cost of £448 billion - and in addition, government has committed to spending £640 billion for new infrastructure projects between now and 2025. The ability of government to successfully navigate the unique and novel challenges of delivering … Read more
6 Recommendations
23 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
16 Nov
2021
Correspondence
14 Sep
2021
Correspondence
26 Mar
2021
Report published
29 Jan
2021
Report published
30 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
30 Nov 2020
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Lessons from major projects and programmes
Matthew Vickerstaff · NISTA Nick Smallwood · Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Thirty-Ninth Report - Lessons from major projects and programmes HC 694 29 Jan 2021 29 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Not Addressed
Thirty-Ninth Report - Lessons from…
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (the IPA) about the delivery and assurance of government major programmes.1
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's procedural opening statement, confirming the report's basis and the evidence-taking process.
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9 Conclusion Not Addressed
Thirty-Ninth Report - Lessons from…
Within the National Infrastructure Strategy, the government also announced the initiatives that had come out...
Within the National Infrastructure Strategy, the government also announced the initiatives that had come out of Project Speed, which it set up over the summer to review the infrastructure project life cycle and identify where improvements could be made in … Read more
Government Response
The government described Project Speed as an initiative to deliver infrastructure projects better, greener, and faster, mentioning 85 reforms announced in November 2020, and stated its focus on implementing these, but did not address the committee's concern about hindering scrutiny.
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Government Response AI assessment · 29 of 6 classified
Accepted 21
Acknowledged 2
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 4
Total 6 recs + 23 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
16 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, and Catherine Little, Director General Public Spending, HM Treasury, re TM39 Report of Session 2019-21 – Lessons from major projects and programmes, dated 29 October 2021
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14 Sep 2021 Written evidence submitted by Amit Bhagwat
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