Despite the lack of an accounting officer assessment for the programme, the Department told us that it had “sought to be transparent throughout” and had published information on the Programme as part of the Department’s annual report. It noted that the Infrastructure and Projects Authority also published an annual review of the GMPP, which included the Programme. The Department therefore considered that it had been “as transparent as possible”.64 The NAO report found, however, that the Depart...

Despite the lack of an accounting officer assessment for the programme, the Department told us that it had “sought to be transparent throughout” and had published information on the Programme as part of the Department’s annual report. It noted that the Infrastructure and Projects Authority also published an annual review of the GMPP, which included the Programme. The Department therefore considered that it had been “as transparent as possible”.64 The NAO report found, however, that the Department included high-level Programme objectives in its 2021 green paper and 2023 health and disability white paper, but not details about the Programme’s t Type: conclusion | Number: 31 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: February 2024 HM Treasury will write to the Committee by end of February 2024 with the requested information on programmes within the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) and