Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to Cabinet Office Government Major Projects Portfolio Data March 2024, published on 16 January, whether the Falcon IT Platform Refresh programme remains on track for completion by March 2026, and why the programme was downgraded from Amber to Red before a programme business case was submitted.

A Cabinet Office Gateway review in February 2024 of the Falcon Programme recommended a new Programme Business Case should be submitted examining alternative options for the provision of the new OFFICIAL IT platform. Due to the need to explore new options and secure an agreed strategic direction, the programme was moved from a Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) of AMBER to RED.

A Programme Business Case (PBC) was submitted to the December 2024 Investment Committee (COIC) and approved. The Programme is forecast to complete by December 2026.

In January 2025 the Programme DCA was reviewed and moved from RED to AMBER. This was supported by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA)