Labour's mismanagement of big state projects has cost £22bn

Working with Taxpayers' Alliance research this morning's Independent on Sunday has published the extent to which the Labour government has mismanaged public spending projects. The costs total £22bn or £330 for every person in Britain.

Listed below are five of the worst examples of Labour wastefulness:

Project: NHS national IT programme

• Budget £2.3bn
• Current cost £12.6bn
• Percentage overspent 450%
• Established in October 2002, under Alan Milburn, scheme to link 30,000 GPs in England to nearly 300 hospitals has been derided for huge costs and technical problems.

Project: 2012 Olympics

• Budget £2.4bn
• Current cost £9.3bn
• Percentage overspent 289%
• The euphoria that greeted the decision to award London the 2012 Games has largely given way to concerns over spiralling costs.

Project: Astute Class submarine

• Budget £2.5bn
• Current cost £3.8bn
• Percentage overspent 48%
• The order for three of next-generation nuclear fleet submarines for the Royal Navy was announced in 1997 and subsequently increased to four. Only one has yet arrived.

Project: Pensions Transformation programme for DWP

• Budget £429m
• Current cost £598m
• Percentage overspent 39%
• An NAO report subsequently criticised the delays and overspend.

Project: A46 Improvement

• Budget £157m
• Current cost £220m
• Percentage overspent 40.1%

More examples and commentary in the Independent on Sunday.