Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 18
18
Accepted
Green Book changes aim to improve place-based interventions by aggregating benefits from multiple projects.
Recommendation
We asked about how changes to the Green Book will ensure that projects are effective place-based interventions. The Treasury outlined that the key objective of the place-based business case is to bring together all the different projects that will make a substantial difference to a particular place, and where these projects are greater than the sum of their parts. It said that this approach would not necessarily apply to mega projects but would be important for a number of individual projects or programmes to bring out the benefits that would perhaps not be seen on an individual basis.35 33 Q 44 34 Q 45 35 Q 37 13 2 NISTA’s new role Ensuring that HM Treasury and NISTA gains assurance about progress with all major projects
Government Response Summary
The government agrees to write to the Committee with explanations and worked examples for how major and mega project governance will align with Mission and place-based governance in the delivery of the infrastructure strategy, alongside its Treasury Minute response.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
3. PAC conclusion: We are not yet convinced there is a coherent approach to making decisions on major projects as part of wider plans for local areas and national missions. 3. PAC recommendation: Alongside its Treasury Minute response, the Treasury should write to the Committee with explanations–with worked examples–for how it will ensure major and mega project governance will align with Mission and place- based governance in the delivery of the infrastructure strategy. 3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 3.2 The Treasury has written to the Committee alongside this report.