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Heathrow Airport

Volume 494: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the Project Heathrow project delivery and risk reports, what level of probability his Department assigns to (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high risk classifications in respect of (i) inherent and (ii) residual risk likelihood assessments; and if he will make a statement. (278974)

The probability of the risks, both inherent and residual, identified in the Heathrow Project risk registers was a matter of judgment for the project manager, subject to review by the Project Board. It does not relate to a specific, quantifiable probability.

A risk register represents a snapshot of a project at a given point through the eyes of one of its members and is only one of a number of tools used to assist effective project management.