§ Lord Carmichael of Kelvingroveasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the key performance targets set for Historic Scotland for 1997–98.
§ Lord SewelMy right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has set Historic Scotland the following key performance targets for 1997–98:
Target Protecting Scotland's Built Heritage No. of monuments scheduled 380 No. of listed building resurvey units 178 No. of weeks in which 80 per cent. of scheduled monument consent cases resolved 12 Percentage of listed building consent cases resolved within 28 days 97 per cent. No. of historic building repair projects newly assisted by grant 145 Total value of grant-assisted repairs in progress £34m Programme of conservation of monuments in care [*] meet programme Promoting and Presenting the Built Heritage HS market share compared to major paid heritage attractions in Scotland [*] 47 per cent. Percentage of satisfied visitors (based on surveys) 95 per cent. Average spend per visitor £1.12 Agency management Percentage efficiency gains/savings on all non-grant expenditure 1.5 per cent. Net Exchequer funding of running costs [*] £ 12.0m [*] for details see Historic Scotland Corporate Plan to be published in July.