§ Lord Grenfellasked Her Majesty's Government:
How the Wilton Park Executive Agency performed against the targets agreed for 1997–98; and what are the agreed targets for the current year. [HL3155]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanWilton Park exceeded all four of the agreed targets set for the 1997–98 financial year, for the number of conference participants, income, cost recovery and cost per head to the FCO overall. The 1997–98 targets were:
- Income: £1,554K
- Recovery of costs from commercial activities: 78%
- Number of Wilton Park Conference participants: 1,750
- Costs to FCO per conference participant: £247
The following key targets have been agreed for the financial year, 1998–99.
- To increase overall income to £2,051K.
- To increase cost recovery to 81%.
WA 201 - To increase the target for the overall number of Wilton Park Conference participants to 2,000.
- To reduce the average cost to the FCO of each participant to £240.