§ Mr. PlaskittTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what targets she has set the Central Science Laboratory for 2002–03. [71748]
§ Mr. MorleyI have set the Central Science Laboratory the following performance targets for 2002–03.
Quality of Service
- 1. To make satisfactory progress with the action plan resulting from the 2001–02 science audit.
- 2. To manage the Agency in an effective manner, including delivery of e-Government and commercial exploitation of research outputs.
- 3. To achieve a minimum of 85 per cent. of project milestones in commissioned projects which support the "Developing DEFRA" objectives.
- 4. To achieve a mean score of 4.0 on a scale of 0.5 for the assessment of customer satisfaction using the revised methodology.
Efficiency
- 5. To deliver the efficiency targets set out in the business plan.
Financial Performance
- 6. To recover from Government Departments, Agencies and external customers, the full economic costs of the Agency's services.