§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what key performance targets Agriculture Ministers have set the Intervention Board for 1998–99. [52144]
Dr. John CunninghamIn agreement with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, I have set the following targets for 1998–99:
Target 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 4.0% Ratio of disallowance to EAGGF funds handled 0.4% To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limits New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services 7.0% Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0:1.0