nao
Americannoun
plural
naosExample Sentences
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The NAO is the UK's independent public spending watchdog.
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Emergency legislation was passed to allow DBT to issue formal instructions to British Steel to continue operating its blast furnaces, and the NAO said the Government department acted quickly to mobilise a team on site and secure raw materials.
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The NAO said spending was expected to reach £615m by June and if it continued at current rates, it could exceed £1.5bn in 2028.
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The NAO report says the 2025 review did put the programme on a "more realistic, stable, long-term footing".
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All of the seven "prioritised" schemes to replace Raac now won't be completed until 2032-33 and with "significant operational and clinical risk and cost ", says the NAO.
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