§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what targets have been set for the Veterinary Laboratories Agency for 1997–98. [21630]
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI have set the Veterinary Laboratories Agency the following strategic performance targets for 1997–98:
- Financial Performance
- full cost for all Veterinary Laboratories Agency services
- management with the Supply Estimates Targets
- Efficiency
- an overall efficiency gain of 3 per cent.
- Service Delivery
- 85 per cent. of ROAME R and D milestones achieved
- Service Quality
- achievement of a satisfactory report from a Visiting Group
- achievement of laboratory accreditation for the Tissue Culture Section in Virology Department, the Lasswade laboratory and the Veterinary Investigation Centres.