Wilton Park Executive Agency

HL Deb 27 July 1999 vol 604 cc171-2WA

Baroness Turner of Camden

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How the Wilton Park Executive Agency performed against the targets agreed for 1998–99; and what are the agreed targets for the current year. [HL3967]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Wilton Park exceeded all four of the agreed targets set for the 1998–99 financial year, for the number of conference participants, income, cost recovery and cost per head to the FCO overall. The 1998–99 targets were:

	Targets
Income	£2,051K
Recovery of cost	81%
Number of Wilton Park conference participants	2,000
Cost to FCO per conference participant	£240

The following key targets have been agreed for the financial year 1999–2000:

	Targets
to increase overall income to	£2,182K
to maintain cost recovery at	82.5%
to maintain the target for the overall number of Wilton Park conference participants at	2,000
to achieve an average cost to the FCO of each participant of	£232