§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what targets he has set his Department's National Weights and Measures Laboratory for 1995–96. [27564]
§ Mr. HeseltineI have set NWML the following targets for 1995–96:
- to ensure that all fee earning activities are self-financing;
- to increase output per person employed by 5 per cent.;
- to reduce the real cost of a programme hour by 2 per cent.;
- to complete 95 per cent. of all type examinations within 12 weeks; and
- to complete 95 per cent. of all calibration jobs within 18 days of acceptance of the work.
In addition, I expect the chief executive of NWML to continue to reply within 10 working days to all letters from Members of Parliament delegated to him for reply.