HC Deb 10 February 1999 vol 325 c230W
15. Mr. Levitt

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the charter mark awards scheme. [68658]

16. Mr. Dismore

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the 1998 charter mark awards. [68659]

Mr. Kilfoyle

This has been another very successful year for the charter mark awards scheme with 508 awards being made—the highest number ever. There were a record number of applications from virtually all types of public service in the UK, and there were 128 second time winners and 18 third time winners. It was particularly pleasing to note that there were 74 winners of the award who had been unsuccessful in the previous year.

Charter mark is making a real contribution to improving public services and we will continue to develop the scheme to make it even more effective.