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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 AI summary
The government acknowledges the committee's procedural opening statement, confirming the report's basis and the evidence-taking process.
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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 delivering them faster. These initiatives include measures such as reforms …
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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 delivering them faster. These initiatives include measures such as reforms to the planning system and environmental regulations, streamline approval processes, and transforming the construction sector through better use of data and modern construction techniques.13 We were concerned that accelerating programmes could hinder the proper scrutiny and development of major projects. The IPA was optimistic about these initiatives, and told us that Project Speed had brought a focus to the duration of certain processes, and was not an excuse to go too fast in delivering programmes. For example, it pointed to variations in the time projects take to achieve their approvals, with some projects achieving approvals in half the time of others, even under existing legislation.14
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Government response AI 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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