HC Deb 28 October 1997 vol 299 cc792-3W
Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Naval Bases and Supply Agency for 1997–98. [13094]

Dr. Reid

The chief executive of the Naval Bases and Supply Agency has been set the following key targets:

  1. 1. To complete 92 per cent. of assisted maintenance periods for vessels to time, budget and standard.
  2. 2. To supply 92 per cent. of available material to rectify operational defects on vessels within required delivery dates.
  3. 793
  4. 3. To establish the NBSA cost per materially available vessel day by establishing a baseline for the unit cost of vessel repair and maintenance, and then setting targets for reducing this cost.
  5. 4. To complete integration of the Portsmouth naval base and director supply (south) management structures, and to consolidate the corporate management structure of the agency by reviewing opportunities for rationalisation of the HQ structure.
  6. 5. To establish the agency account via the CAPITAL Project, including the provision of an executive information system to meet business requirements, by March 2000. Progress report in March 1998.
  7. 6. To achieve year-on-year efficiency improvements of 2.3 per cent.
  8. 7. To achieve full accreditation of Investors in People by phased implementation by 2000. Progress report in March 1998.

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