§ Mr. SwireTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what targets her Department uses to measure productivity in the UK(a) for year on year growth, (b) in comparison with other EU countries and (c) in comparison with other G7 countries [55903]
§ Ms HewittThe joint DTI/HM Treasury PSA target is to improve UK competitiveness by narrowing the productivity gap with the US, France, Germany and Japan over the economic cycle. The method for measuring this target is set out in 'Public Service Agreement 2001–04 Technical Notes', which is available from DTI's website http://www.dti.gov.uk/about/spendingreview/ psatechnicalnotes.htm.