HL Deb 05 May 1998 vol 589 c50WA
Lord Graham of Edmonton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What performance targets they have set the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for 1998–99. [HL1695]

Lord Donoughue

The Government have set the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science the following performance targets for 1998–99:

Efficiency

To achieve the savings forecast in the Efficiency Plan.

Delivery of Service

To give satisfaction to its customers in the way that outputs are provided taking account of the relevance, timeliness and value for money of outputs and the achievement of ROAME milestones.

Quality of Service

To maintain a high standard of excellence, based on indicators of scientific and technical quality.

Financial Performance

To recover from government departments and agencies and external customers the full economic costs (calculated according to accruals accounting) of its services.

To operate within the net cash allocation as agreed by the MAFF Management Board.