HC Deb 25 November 1997 vol 301 cc500-1W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office defence agency for 1997–98. [17934]

Mr. Spellar

The key targets set for the UK Hydrographic Office in 1997–98 are as follows:

  1. 1. To process and promulgate priority safety information within stated time scales from receipt of data.
  2. 2. To achieve 100 per cent. of the endorsed and funded Defence Programme to cost, quality and timeliness targets as defined in Tasking Authorisation ForMs (TAFs).
  3. 3. To meet short-notice Defence operational requirements within agreed time scales.
  4. 4. To meet market requirements for products by maintaining availability levels for charts at 98 per cent. for civil customers and 100 per cent. for defence customers.
  5. 5. To break even taking one year with another.
  6. 6. To achieve an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) during the Plan period of 7.5 per cent.
  7. 7. To achieve efficiency savings of 13.5 per cent. of controllable costs (based on controllable costs for FY 1995–96) by 31 March 2001.

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