HC Deb 21 November 2002 vol 394 cc276-7W
Mr. Flight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce external auditing of PSAs; and if he will make a statement. [80588]

Ruth Kelly

The Government announced in its response to Lord Sharman's report on Audit and Accountability in Central Government that it has invited the Comptroller & Auditor General to take responsibility, under his existing powers, for the validation of systems used in reporting on PSA targets where measurement of performance depends upon data.

Mr. Flight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to publish statistics this autumn to fulfil his pledge in the 2002 Budget to publish bi-annual reports of departmental progress against public service agreement targets. [80590]

Ruth Kelly

Updates of progress against public service agreement targets will shortly be published by departments in their autumn performance reports.