UK has too many major projects for infrastructure authority to support, IPA chief tells Lords

By Daniel Gayne2023-01-11T13:04:00

Infrastructure and Projects Authority can only provide active support to less than half of the government major projects portfolio

The UK is “trying to do too much” when it comes to major projects, according to the chief of the government’s project management office.

Speaking at a House of Lords committee hearing yesterday, Nick Smallwood, chief executive officer of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA), said the government major projects portfolio (GMPP) was overprogrammed.

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