§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the targets to be met by central Government(a) set and (b) announced by him since May 1997, indicating in each case (i) the target to be met and (ii) the date by which it is to be met. [95820]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 28 October 1999]: The extra investment that the Government have made, particularly in our key priority areas of health and education, is conditional on achieving higher standards, improved productivity and the modernisation of all our public services. Public Service Agreements set out what departments will deliver by when in return for these additional resources.
Central government itself does not have specific targets beyond those which are the responsibility of the Cabinet Office. The full list of the Government's manifesto commitments, together with a summary of progress to date on each of them, is contained in the Government's Annual Report (Cm 4401).