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Reducing carbon emissions from cars

This report examines how well the government has used public money to support the uptake of ultra-low emission cars.

Sector(s): Energy and environment, Infrastructure, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Environmental sustainability, Infrastructure finance

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

Published:
26 Feb 2021

Reducing costs in the Department for Transport

The Department for Transport started its preparations for the 2010 spending review early and took steps to improve and challenge the evidence on which it based its decisions with a view to securing value for money.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Published:
14 Dec 2011

Reducing passenger rail delays by better management of incidents

“In addition to frustrating passengers, train delays cost the economy over £1 billion year. The rail industry has made progress in keeping trains moving, despite the rise in traffic on the network but, when incidents happen, passengers should get better information about what is happening. All sections of the rail industry need to improve their incident planning to keep trains moving quickly and safely.”

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

Published:
14 Mar 2008

Refinancing the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services

Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the refinancing of the public private partnership for NATS, completed late last year, has put the Company on a much more robust financial footing, enabling it to make further vital investment to expand the capacity of Air Traffic Control to meet future growth … Read more

Sector(s): Government, efficiency and transparency, Infrastructure, Private Finance, Transport

Published:
7 Jan 2004

Reform of the rail franchising programme

The management of rail franchising has improved since 2012 however significant risks remain to achieving value for money as the programme develops.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Transport

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

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
24 Nov 2015

Regulating Network Rail’s efficiency

Limitations in Network Rail’s cost information has hampered the ability of the Office of Rail Regulation to assess efficiency savings.

Sector(s): Infrastructure, Regulation, consumers and competition, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Cost reduction and affordability, Regulation

Published:
1 Apr 2011

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

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
19 Jul 2017