Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 33
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New Hospital Programme's early scheme forecast costs increased by 41%, risking significant overruns.
Conclusion
We have previously reported on many of government’s major projects and, time and again, we have seen difficulties with keeping to budgeted costs.72 This might well be repeated with NHP. Forecast costs for the 18 schemes in cohorts 1 and 2 increased by 41% between 2020 and 2023.73
Government Response
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