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Review of the Town Deals selection process

This report sets out the process by which MHCLG chose the 101 towns in England it invited to develop Town Deals.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery

Department(s): Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
21 Jul 2020

Autumn 2020

Implementing employment support schemes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Our study considers HM Revenue & Customs’ and HM Treasury’s implementation of the schemes so far.

Posted 16 July 2020 in: Business and enterprise, Central Finance and Treasury, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance: Support for exports

This report examines Department for International Trade (DIT) and UK Export Finance (UKEF) progress and performance in supporting UK exports.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, International, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth

Department(s): Department for International Trade, UK Export Finance

Published:
15 Jul 2020

Autumn 2020

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

In our previous report Overview of the UK government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic we signalled our intention to report on how government has managed the risks created by its response to the crisis. This new investigation will look at the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme. It will describe the scheme’s purpose and how it functions; performance to date; and … Read more

Posted 29 June 2020 in: Business and enterprise, Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): COVID-19

Contact:

NAO Press Office
+44 (0)20 7798 7400 or email pressoffice@nao.org.uk

Investigation into government’s response to the collapse of Thomas Cook

This investigation examines the government’s response to the collapse of Thomas Cook.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Regulation, consumers and competition, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial management

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Transport

Published:
19 Mar 2020

Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people

This report examines the extent to which gambling regulation protects people from gambling‑related harms and addresses emerging risks.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Regulation, User choice and consumer protection

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport

Published:
28 Feb 2020

EU Exit: the Get ready for Brexit campaign

This report examines the management of the Cabinet Office-led Get ready for Brexit campaign.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Business and enterprise

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU, Operational and programme delivery

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
28 Jan 2020

Investigation into the rescue of Carillion’s PFI hospital contracts

Carillion going into liquidation left two new hospitals unfinished. The projects will now be completed with public finance.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Health and social care, Infrastructure, Private Finance

Performance Improvement area(s): Commercial capability and contract management

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care, HM Treasury

Published:
17 Jan 2020

British Business Bank

This report examines whether the British Business Bank is improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Financial services

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth, Performance measurement

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, HM Treasury

Published:
15 Jan 2020

Business support schemes

This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s management of its business support schemes.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth, Performance measurement

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Published:
15 Jan 2020