§ Baroness Smith of Gilmorehillasked Her Majesty's Government:
How the Intervention Board performed against its targets for 1996–97; and what key performance targets have been set for 1997–98.
§ Lord DonoughueThe Intervention Board's performance against its key targets in 1996–97 was as follows:
Target Percentage Performance Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 99.0 85.0 Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 99.5* Cumulative running cost efficiency gains 2.5 5.3 Improvement in index of productivity 6.0 3.0 Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled 0.40 Not yet known To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limits — Met New value for money savings in procurement of goods 6.0 6.8 Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0:1.0 1.2:1.0 In agreement with my right honourable friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, my right honourable friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has set the following targets for 1997–98:
Target percentage Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 99.0 Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 Cumulative running cost efficiency gains 2.5 Improvement in index of 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 6.5 Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0:1.0 *Results for BSE-related schemes were based on a smaller sample of processed claims, because monitoring on the same basis began later in the year.