RAF Signals Engineering Establishment

HC Deb 19 May 1998 vol 312 cc319-20W

Mr. Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment for 1998–99. [42973]

Dr. Reid

The Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment Agency's Key Targets for the Financial Year 1998–99 are:

Operational Strategy KT 1—Reduce the core as far as possible and continue to refine it against the military need. KT 2—Maintain 100 per cent. of core skills to support likely operations.

Performance Strategy KT 3—Deliver 100 per cent. of operational tasks to time. KT 4—Deliver at least 90 per cent. of non-operational tasks to time. KT 5—Achieve a quality failure rate for completed tasks of less than 4 per cent. KT 6—Reduce the full cost per Task Manhour by 7 per cent. on FY 96–97.

Personnel Strategy KT 7—Achieve Investors in People accreditation by 31 December 1998.

Financial Strategy KT 8—Develop an improved output costing system by 31 March 1999 which will interface effectively with the MOD's overall approach to Resource Accounting and Budgeting.

Information Strategy KT 9—Complete an Action Plan to resolve the Year 2000 problem by 30 September 1998.