Thirty-Ninth Report - Lessons from major projects and programmes

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 694 29 January 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 29 items (6 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 29 of 29 classified)
Accepted 21
Acknowledged 2
Not Addressed 2
Rejected 4
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Thirty ninth report from Session 2019-21 · published 26 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 results
1 Conclusion Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
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 Summary
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
Within the National Infrastructure Strategy, the government also announced the initiatives that had come out...
Conclusion
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 Summary
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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