§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what changes have been made to the previously reported targets for Forest Enterprise for 1997–98 and 1998–99. [43587]
§ Mr. DewarThe targets for Forest Enterprise in 1997/98 and 1998/99 were changed to take account of the fall in timber prices and our moratorium on large scale sales of forest land. The original and the amended targets are as follows:
£ million Original target Amended target 1997–98 Cash Surplus 28.7 24.7 1998–99 Cash Surplus 33.7 29.8 Operating Profit 18.6 12.4 Cubic Metres of Wood Harvested 5.0 5.1 Income from Disposals of Buildings and Land 25.0 10.0 Copies of the agency's corporate plan, which contains more detail about the agency's targets, will be placed in the Library of the House when it is published in June.
Performance measures Key targets The number of prisoners unlawfully at large No A category prisoners should escape The number of escapes by B category prisoners should be no higher than 1.00 per 1,000 prisoners The number of escapes by C category prisoners should be no higher than 1.6 per 1,000 prisoners The number of serious assaults on staff and prisoners The number of serious assaults on staff should be no higher than 3 per 1,000 staff The number of serious assaults on other prisoners should be less than the 1997–98 outturn Basic quality of life for prisoners By end March 1999, 71 per cent. of prisoners will have access to forms of night sanitation The amount of available opportunities for prisoners' self-development To ensure that 600 prisoners have completed a cognitive skills programme and 60 prisoners have completed a sex offender programme during 1998–99 Average annual cost per prisoner place To keep costs within £27,904 per place available for use The level of absence through staff sickness To reduce the average number of days lost per person per year through staff sickness to 14