Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were working on projects in the Major Projects Portfolio in (a) June 2016 and (b) December 2018.

The Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) comprises the most complex and strategically significant projects and programmes across government. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) supports the successful delivery of these projects through direct support, independent assurance reviews and by leading the project delivery profession across government.

In line with the Government's major projects transparency policy, decisions on the release of data on the number of civil servants working on GMPP projects in individual government departments is a matter for them . However, the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff working at the IPA from 2016/17 is below: