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  1. The UK’s resilience to severe space weather

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    This National Audit Office (NAO) report examines the government’s work to increase the UK’s resilience to the risk of severe space weather.

  4. DSIT’s investment in research infrastructure

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    Background to the report The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is responsible for “positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement” and believes six ‘frontier technologies’ will have a particularly important role in stimulating economic growth. Availability of research infrastructure – facilities used by scientists and industry to conduct […]

  5. Northern Powerhouse Rail

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    Northern Powerhouse Rail’s success is dependent on better cross-government working and stronger ties to the government’s economic strategy.

  7. Update on government shared services

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    Government efforts to pool ‘back office’ functions into a central, shared services structure are still facing uncertainty and delay.

  8. Taxing large businesses

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    This report examines whether HMRC’s approach to large business tax compliance is delivering value for money.

  9. Unlocking land for housing

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    The NAO examines whether MHCLG’s work to increase the supply of suitable land for housing development will help deliver 1.5m new homes.

  10. The Access to Work scheme

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    The NAO investigates DWP’s operation of the Access to Work scheme to help inform public debate on its future.

  11. The costs of tackling drug harms in prisons

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    This National Audit Office (NAO) report focuses on how the prison and health services are using public funds to tackle drug harms in prisons.

  14. Regulating for growth

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    This report examines whether government and regulators are aligned in their growth ambitions, and the efficacy of recent growth initiatives.

  15. Update on the New Hospital Programme

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    The NAO has published an update on the New Hospital Programme following government’s decision to reset the programme.

  16. Administration of Scottish income tax 2024-25

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    This report assesses HMRC’s calculation of the 2023-24 income tax revenue for Scotland and HMRC’s estimate of the 2024-25 income tax revenue.

  17. Environmental regulation

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    This NAO report focuses on how Defra and the regulators carry out their duties in practice and sets out recommendations for them to consider.