§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the objectives set by his Department for the newly appointed chief executive of the Highways Agency for the financial year 1994–95.
§ Mr. KeyThe Secretary of State has set the following objectives for the chief executive of the Highways Agency which are published in the Highways Agency framework document
to provide the best possible service both to road users and those affected by roads;to manage the new construction and maintenance programmes to secure the best value for money within the Government's overall strategy for trunk roads;to contribute to the Secretary of State's target of reducing road casualties by one third by the year 2000 compared with the annual average from 1981 to 1985;to give full weight to both the environmental and economic costs and benefits associated with the use, construction and maintenance of trunk roads and to strike a balance accordingly;to improve the efficiency of the Agency year on year.The chief executive has been set a number of key tasks and targets for the financial year 1994–95 which underpin these objectives. The key tasks and targets are published in the agency's 1994–95 business plan, a copy of which has been placed in the House Library.