§ Mr. RoyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the key performance targets which he has set for Historic Scotland for 1998–99. [41374]
§ Mr. DewarI have set Historic Scotland the following key performance targets for 1998–99:
1998/99 Target Protecting Scotland's built heritage Number of monuments scheduled 385 Number of listed building resurvey units 180 Number of weeks in which 80 per cent. Of scheduled monument consent cases resolved 10 Percentage of listed building consent cases resolved within 28 days 97% Number of historic building repair projects newly assisted by grant 130 Total value of grant-assisted repairs in progress £31m Programme of conservation of monuments in care meet conservation programme2 Promoting and presenting the built heritage HS market share of visitor numbers1 50% Percentage of satisfied visitors (based on surveys) 96% Average spend per visitor £1.30 Agency management Percentage efficiency gains/savings on all non-grant expenditure 1.5% 1 The Agency's top 10 properties will be measured against the National Trust for Scotland's top 10 properties and top 10 privately-owned historic attractions 2 To be detailed in the Corporate Plan