HC Deb 11 June 1992 vol 209 cc281-2W
Mr. Mans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what performance targets have been set for the Meteorological Office executive agency for the financial year 1992–93.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The agency has been set a range of targets to ensure that it delivers progressive improvements in the quality and efficiency of weather-related services it provides to defence, civil aviation, commercial customers and the general public.

The targets set for the Meteorological Office during the period 1992–93 are to: achieve high standards of quality of service for each of the major groupings of customer; reduce net operating costs to £36.2 million—this being more than a 5 per cent. reduction on the 1991–92 forecast—increase efficiency by 3 per cent. through improvements in quality of service, increased service volumes and reduced unit costs; achieve a 9 per cent. increase in uptake of meteorological services to £16.5 million, as measured by cash revenue generated from commercial services to the public, industry and commerce, excluding CAA; achieve an 11 per cent. increase to £5.9 million in the gross contribution of commercial services invoiced revenue to offsetting core costs and overheads; and provide authoritative advice on climate change issues to Ministers and the general public, in particular to provide the most up-to-date assessment for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

Performance against key targets is published in the Meteorological Office annual report and accounts, a copy of which is placed in the House of Commons Library.

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