§ Mr. PortilloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much(a) has been spent since May 1997 and (b) is projected to be spent in the next 12 months on measures to meet Public Service Agreement targets. [121012]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 5 May 2000]: The Public Service Agreements published following the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) set out the outputs and outcomes the Government are seeking to achieve with the resources allocated for the CSR period. Those spending plans can be found in the CSR White Paper published in July 1998 (Cm 4011).
§ Mr. PortilloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many public service agreement targets(a) have been met in full, (b) are on course to be met and (c) have been abandoned. [121013]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 5 May 2000]: A full report of progress against PSA targets has been included in each Department's Annual Report, recently published jointly with the Treasury.
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§ Mr. PortilloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many public service agreement targets have been set to date. [121016]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 5 May 2000]: The Government's White Paper "Public Services for the Future: Modernisation, Reform, Accountability" (Cm 4181, December 1998), with the supplement published in March 1999 (Cm 4315), set out all of the Public Service Agreements agreed following the Comprehensive Spending Review of 1998.