The IPA has released a Deliverability Confidence Assessment (DCA) of GMPP projects in the Transparency document which accompanies the Annual Report. [1] (see deliverability assessment on column F). These represent the IPA\u2019s evaluation of a project\u2019s likelihood of achieving its aims and objectives, and doing so on time and on budget. Each DCA is followed by a departmental commentary that provides further explanation behind the GMPP projects\u2019 rating.<\/p>
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[1]<\/strong><\/strong> https<\/a>://<\/a>assets<\/a>.<\/a>publishing<\/a>.<\/a>service<\/a>.<\/a>gov<\/a>.<\/a>uk<\/a>/<\/a>government<\/a>/<\/a>uploads<\/a>/<\/a>system<\/a>/<\/a>uploads<\/a>/<\/a>attachment<\/a>_<\/a>data<\/a>/<\/a>file<\/a>/1002103/<\/a>GMPP<\/a>_<\/a>Government<\/a>_<\/a>Major<\/a>_<\/a>Projects<\/a>_<\/a>Portofolio<\/a>_<\/a>AR<\/a>_<\/a>Data<\/a>_<\/a>March<\/a>_2021.<\/a>xls<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020-21, published on 15 July 2021, what assessment he has made of the capability of his Department to manage the (a) scope, (b) time, (c) quality and (d) cost of its 36 category A projects.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2021 to Question 77, what assessment he has made of whether the comments made by the Fraud Investigation Service director at HMRC in response to enforcement action in the North East in September 2015 were in breach of HMRC\u2019s statutory duty of taxpayer confidentiality; and who was responsible for authorising the publication of those comments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2021 to Question 11491 on Niramax, which piece of legislation creates this statutory duty.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2021 to Question 11491 on Niramax, how many press releases and press comments HMRC have made on landfill tax fraud in the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has brought any civil cases against Niramax as a result of its investigations of that company.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2021 to Question 78 on Landfill Tax, how the £1.563bn yield was calculated; and how his Department defines the risks referred to.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2021 to Question 77 on Stamp Duty Land Tax: Fraud, whether the Minister was referring to landfill tax fraud, not land tax fraud, in his answer.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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