HL Deb 05 May 1998 vol 589 cc48-9WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What performance targets they have set for the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency in 1998–99. [HL1699]

Lord Donoughue

With the agreement of the Secretary of State for Wales and my right honourable friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Government have set the following targets for the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency (FRCA) for 1998–99.

Efficiency

To deliver a 3 per cent. efficiency saving compared with 1997–98.

Delivery of Services

92 per cent. of work completed to time.

98 per cent. of work completed to quality standards agreed with MAFF and WOAD customers.

Design and carry out a user and customer satisfaction survey.

Financial Performance

To recover from government departments and agencies the full economic cost (calculated according to accruals accounting) of its services.

To operate within the net cash allocation as agreed for FRCA by the MAFF Management Board.