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A memorandum on the Crossrail programme

This memorandum sets out background information about the Crossrail programme and the current position

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial management, Managing major projects

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
28 Feb 2019

Planning for new homes

This report assesses how effectively the Department supports the planning regime to provide the right homes in the right places.

Sector(s): Housing, Infrastructure, Planning and building

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

Published:
8 Feb 2019

Projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio

This report examines projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio, which comprises the biggest and riskiest projects across government

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Government, efficiency and transparency, Infrastructure, Planning and building

Department(s): Cabinet Office, HM Treasury

Published:
19 Oct 2018

Investigation into land and property acquisition for the Phase One (London – West Midlands) of the High Speed 2 programme

This investigation is about acquiring land and property for Phase One (London to the West Midlands) of the High Speed 2 programme

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Planning and building, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Investigations

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
13 Sep 2018

Investigation into the Department for Transport’s decision to cancel three rail electrification projects

This investigation sets out the decision-making process, leading to the July 2017 announcement of the cancellation of three rail electrification projects: the Midland Main Line north of Kettering (to Nottingham and Sheffield); the Great Western Main Line between Cardiff and Swansea; and the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Investigations

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
29 Mar 2018

A Short Guide to the Department for Transport 2017

The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Parliamentary News, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Short guides

Published:
20 Feb 2018

The Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail franchise

This examines the causes of poor performance on the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern network since the franchise began in September 2014, the effects on passenger services, financial outcomes for the operator and the Department, and the Department’s handling of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Published:
10 Jan 2018

Update on the Thameslink Programme

The programme to upgrade to the Thameslink routes through London has a realistic prospect of delivering value for money but there remains risks which the Department for Transport and Network Rail need to manage carefully.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Managing major projects

Published:
23 Nov 2017

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 2016-17 Accounts of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has today qualified the accounts of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited owing to its running a redundancy scheme at enhanced terms without the necessary approvals.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Audit of Financial Statements

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
19 Jul 2017