HC Deb 24 July 1998 vol 316 cc732-3W
Laura Moffatt

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Naval Manning Agency for 1998–99. [45616]

Dr. Reid

The Chief Executive of the Naval Manning Agency has been set the following key targets for 1998–1999:

  1. 1. Greater than 94% of officer billets to be filled.
  2. 2. Greater than 89% of Naval Rating billets to be filled.
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  3. 3. Greater than 88% of Royal Marine Other Ranks billets to be filled.
  4. 4. Total strength of Naval personnel to be within plus 1% to minus 2% of the set requirement.
  5. 5. Greater than 60% of officers to receive more than 4 months notice for change of employment.
  6. 6. Greater than 98% of Ratings/Other Ranks to receive more than the specified notice for change of employment.
  7. 7. Greater than 99% of Ratings/Other Ranks to receive the specified levels of Minimum Time Ashore.
  8. 8. To achieve a progressive annual 7.5% reduction in the number of manpower gaps within the scope of the Agency's control.
  9. 9. To conduct two benchmarking exercises per year.
  10. 10. To produce full accruals-based accounts.
  11. 11. To operate the Naval Manning Agency within its 1998–99 cash allocation (expressed at 1997–98 prices) of £9.8 million, a reduction of £0.6 million (6%) from the 1997–98 figures.

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