§ Ms Dari TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre for 1998–99. [65079]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThe role of the Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre is to produce imagery intelligence and imagery products and services to meet MOD and operational command requirements. The Key Targets for the Agency for the 12 months from April 1998 are as set out.
Key Target 1:To provide operational intelligence support as follows:
- 98 per cent. of Priority 1 tasks to be completed within 24 hours of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
- 92 per cent. of Priority 2 tasks to be completed within 48 hours of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
12 - 88 per cent. of Priority 3 tasks to be completed within 7 days of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
Key Target 2:To provide detached Service personnel as required up to a total of 22 at any one time.Key Target 3:To complete Strategic, non-operational, intelligence requirements and other tasks as follows:
- 92 per cent. of Priority 1 tasks to be completed within 24 hours of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
- 88 per cent. of Priority 2 tasks to be completed within 48 hours of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
- 80 per cent. of Priority 3 tasks to be completed within 7 days of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
- 75 per cent. of Priority 4 tasks to be completed within 6 weeks of the receipt of appropriate imagery.
Key Target 4:To revise the methodology of measuring the degree of customer satisfaction with the service provided.Key Target 5:To achieve a 2.5 per cent. improvement in efficiency.Key Target 6:To conduct evaluation of reconnaissance systems for MOD and other Governments within agreed times and allocated resources.