Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Accepted
Critical uncertainties persist, making the programme complex and impacting value for money risks.
Conclusion
In 2020 we highlighted how the Programme is made ever-more complex by the number of uncertainties which underpin it, including the condition of the building, interdependencies with other parliamentary building projects, the lack of consensus over where Parliamentarians and staff will relocate to while the work is undertaken, and what people want from a modern parliament building.37 In 2022, we further reported how these critical uncertainties impacting the value for money risks remained.38
Government Response Summary
The government agrees with the committee's findings on ongoing uncertainties and commits that the R&R Client team will present cost and time estimates in ranges within the strategic case and costed proposal, with the first due in Autumn 2023.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Clerk of the House, Clerk of the Parliaments, Client Team and the Delivery Authority agree with the Committee’s recommendation. First bullet – present cost and time estimates in ranges The R&R Client team will be presenting cost and time ranges in the strategic case and the costed proposal that will be presented to the Houses, the first of which is due to be considered by the Programme Board and Client Board in Autumn 2023.