National Weights and Measures Laboratory

HC Deb 07 June 1995 vol 261 c238W

Dr. Twinn

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what targets he has set his Department's National Weights and Measures Laboratory for 1995–96. [27564]

Mr. Heseltine

I have set NWML the following targets for 1995–96:

• to ensure that all fee earning activities are self-financing;
• to increase output per person employed by 5 per cent.;
• to reduce the real cost of a programme hour by 2 per cent.;
• to complete 95 per cent. of all type examinations within 12 weeks; and
• to complete 95 per cent. of all calibration jobs within 18 days of acceptance of the work.

In addition, I expect the chief executive of NWML to continue to reply within 10 working days to all letters from Members of Parliament delegated to him for reply.