The Public Accounts Committee has repeatedly raised concerns over whether the Department and HS2 Ltd have had the necessary skills and capability to deliver HS2 successfully. In 2020 the previous Committee cautioned that it was not yet convinced that the Department and HS2 Ltd had the skills and capability they needed either then, now or in the future.46 “In 2013 and 2016, previous Public Accounts Committees identified the challenges the Department has faced in securing the skills it needs for High Speed Two as well as its wider programme portfolio. A lack of capability continues to be an issue [ … ], it still has gaps in key areas such as risk management and assurance, project management and project controls.[ … ]Both organisations will need to ensure that they secure the right skills, at the right time, as the programme progresses.”