Over the last decade the Department and HS2 Ltd have repeatedly said they are learning lessons but there is little evidence that lessons have been applied effectively and mistakes avoided. Since 2013, the Department and HS2 Ltd have told the Committee that they have been learning lessons. This has included areas such as around management of costs and schedule. The Department and HS2 Ltd say that they are still drawing on work already completed on HS2 to learn lessons for future delivery and h...

Over the last decade the Department and HS2 Ltd have repeatedly said they are learning lessons but there is little evidence that lessons have been applied effectively and mistakes avoided. Since 2013, the Department and HS2 Ltd have told the Committee that they have been learning lessons. This has included areas such as around management of costs and schedule. The Department and HS2 Ltd say that they are still drawing on work already completed on HS2 to learn lessons for future delivery and have worked with HM Treasury and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority to consider all the lessons to date. However, escalating costs, programme delay Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. closely with HM Treasury and the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to identify key lessons from the programme and how those can be applied. Over the course of the HS2 programme reset