§ Ms Christine RussellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the Intervention Board performed against its targets for 1997–98. [76732]
§ Mr. Nick BrownThe Intervention Board's performance against its key targets in 1997–98 was as follows:
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Percentage Target 1997–98 Performance Percentage of claims processed within deadlines 99.0 91.3 Percentage of claims processed correctly 98.5 99.5 Cumulative running cost efficiency gains 2.5 0.4 Improvement in index of productivity 6.0 -3.7 Ratio of disallowance to EAGER funds handled 0.40 0.06 To maintain expenditure within vote provision, cash and running cost limits — Met New value for money savings in procurement of goods and services 6.5 11.0 Yield: cost ratio of anti-fraud activities 3.0:1.0 5.8:1.0