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First Report - The New Hospital Programme

Public Accounts Committee HC 77 Published 17 November 2023

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

42 items (1 rec)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 42 of 42 classified

Accepted 25

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 7

Deferred 3

Not Addressed 1

Rejected 5

Government response

Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the First report from Session 2023-24 · published 8 Mar 2024

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

10 Conclusion Not Addressed

DHSC's confidential hospital construction schedule indicates extensive simultaneous building by 2030.

Conclusion

After the evidence session, DHSC provided us with its current detailed schedule showing the approval and construction stages for each scheme to be completed by 2030. DHSC told us that this would be subject to detailed re-planning which is underway … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government provides a generic statement about its commitment to rational decisions and balancing information protection, but does not address the committee's specific concerns about the feasibility of the construction schedule or contractor capacity.

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