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New Hospital Programme's early scheme forecast costs increased by 41%, risking significant overruns.
Conclusion
We have previously reported on many of government’s major projects and, time and again, we have seen difficulties with keeping to budgeted costs.72 This might well be repeated with NHP. Forecast costs for the 18 schemes in cohorts 1 and 2 increased by 41% between 2020 and 2023.73
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 8 March 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Inquiry
New Hospital Programme
Report
First Report - The New Hospital Programme
17 Nov 2023
HC 77
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
2.8 yrs
Report published
17 Nov 2023