HC Deb 03 July 1997 vol 297 cc257-8W
Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the key targets for the Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency for 1997–98. [7091]

Dr. Reid

The Chief Executive of the Defence Postal and Courier Services Agency has been set the following key targets for 1997–98.

  1. 1. Under Competing for Quality, to expose £2 million of Agency business to competition.
  2. 2. Under the Private Finance Initiative, to pursue the automation of Forces Post Office counters world-wide with Post Office Counters Ltd., the Benefits Agency and Industry by March 2001.
  3. 3. To complete the implementation of the Triennial Review by 31 March 1998.
  4. 4. To identify the ratio of overheads to outputs (1996–97) and establish savings targets (1997–98) and achieve targets by 31 March 1999.
  5. 5. To rationalise the technical funding and responsibility for Postal and Courier Service Units across MOD Top Level Budgets following the Triennial Review.
  6. 6. To benchmark the unit costs of output over a 3 year period ending 31 March 1999.

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