HL Deb 05 May 1998 vol 589 c48WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What performance targets they have set the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in 1998–99. [HL1698]

Lord Donoughue

The Government have set the Veterinary Laboratories Agency the following performance targets for 1998–99:

Efficiency

Achievement of an agreed programme of rationalisation.

Service Delivery

85 per cent. of ROAME R&D milestones achieved.

Service Quality

Achievement of laboratory accreditation for Specified Pathogen Free Hatchery, the Brucella Biohazard Unit and the Protozoology Unit.

Financial Performance

Full cost recovery for all Veterinary Laboratories Agency services.

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