§ Mr. MossTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the Intervention Board performed against its targets for 1993–94; and what key performance targets Agriculture Ministers have set the agency for 1994–95.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe Intervention Board's performance against its key targets in 1993–94 was as follows:
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1993–94 Target (per cent.) Performance (per cent.) Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 98.0 99.9 Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 98.8 Running cost efficiency gains 2.5 4.5 Improvement in productivity 5.0 8.0 Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled 0.40 0.03 To main expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limits — Met New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services 5.0 6.5 In agreement with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, I have set the following targets for 1994–95:
Per cent. Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 98.5 Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 Running cost efficiency gains 2.5 Improvement in productivity 6.0 Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled 0.40 To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limits — New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services 5.0