§ Mr. MansTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the Intervention Board performed against its targets for 1995–96; and what key performance targets Agriculture Ministers have set the agency for 1996–97. [40948]
§ Mr. BaldryThe information is as follows:
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1995–96 Target Performance Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 98.5 per cent. 99.9 per cent. Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 per cent. 99.2 per cent. Cumulative running cost efficiency gains 2.5 per cent. 3.3 per cent. Improvement in index of productivity 6.0 per cent. 3.9 per cent. Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled 0.4 per cent. 1— To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limited — Met New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services 6.0 per cent. 8.8 per cent. Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0:1.0 3.7:1.0 1 A decision covering the clearance of the 1993 EAGGF accounts is still awaited. In agreement with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, I have set the following targets for 1996–97:
Target Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 99.0 per cent. Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 per cent. Cumulative running cost efficiency gains 2.5 per cent. Improvement in index of productivity 6.0 per cent. Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled 0.4 per cent. To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limited — New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services 6.0 per cent. Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0: 1.0