Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 22
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Acknowledged
The Department said that it thought the National Audit Office recommendation to annually update forecasts...
Conclusion
The Department said that it thought the National Audit Office recommendation to annually update forecasts was useful and that it was a sensible thing for the Department to do.56 The NAO report had also noted that the Department accepted that it needed to make improvements around data and performance reporting, including that it needed to develop a consistent approach to forecasting housing starts, completions and spend by Homes England and the GLA, and improve its capability to stress-test and report these.57
Government Response Summary
The government agrees to provide an annual report to Parliament on programme delivery, acknowledging that it doesn't currently hold all the data requested and will confirm what information it can share in its first report.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
6. PAC conclusion: The Department does not publish satisfactory data on the type, tenure, size, quality, or location of homes built under the Programme. 6. PAC recommendation: The Department should report annually to Parliament on the performance of the Programme with detail on types, tenure, size, and quality of homes built by local authority area. 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2023 6.2 The government will provide an annual report to Parliament on programme delivery each year, once it has received final delivery figures for the financial year, and at the same point each year thereafter. As the report by the National Audit Office noted, the government does not currently hold all of the data that the Committee has asked for. The government does not have a measure for quality that applies to homes build through the programme. The government will confirm the information it will be able to share in its first report.