§ Baroness Massey of Darwenasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the outcome of the quinquennial and better quality services reviews of the Pesticides Safety Directorate. [HL1104]
§ Lord WhittyAfter having undertaken both a consultation exercise and detailed reviews of the functions, form and performance of the Pesticides Safety Directorate over the past five years, I have concluded that they should remain an executive agency for another term. The reviews established that the retention of agency status would be the most appropriate means of delivering high quality and cost effective services over the next five years.
The better quality services stage of the reviews has specifically identified measures to ensure continuous improvement in PSD's quality of service and cost-effectiveness.