§ The Earl of Liverpoolasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the key performance targets they have set for Historic Scotland for 1996–97.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (The Earl of Lindsay)My right honourable friend has set Historic Scotland the following key performance targets for 1996–97.
Target Protecting Scotland's Built Heritage Number of monuments scheduled 370 Weighted number of listed building resurvey units 176 Percentage of scheduled monument consent cases resolved within 12 weeks 81% Percentage of listed building consent cases resolved within 28 days 97% Number of historic building repair projects newly assisted by grant 145 Total value of grant-assisted repairs in progress £33.5m Backlog of conservation of monuments in care reduce Promoting and Presenting the Built Heritage Number of visitors to monuments in care 2.4m HS market share compared to major paid heritage attractions in Scotland 47% Percentage of satisfied visitors (based on surveys) 95% Average spend per visitor £1.02 Agency management Percentage efficiency gains/savings on all non-grant expenditure 1.5% Total agency income £9.9m