§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list all performance targets set for his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies since May 1997, other than those listed in Public Service Agreements 1999–2002 [Cm 4181], stating in each case(a) the target to be reached and (b) the date by which it was to be reached. [94984]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe Department has set out the key performance targets on which it will be judged in its PSA, and the measures of success it will use in the Output and Performance Analysis (OPA) published in March this year. A full list of the targets and target dates for Agencies and Executive NDPBs can be found annually in the Next Steps and Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies report.
High-level targets not covered by the PSA include:
Target Target date Reducing emissions of sulphur dioxide by 80 per cent. against 1980 baselines 2010 Reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 30 per cent. against 1988 baselines 1999 Achieving air quality objectives in the UK National Air Quality Strategy 2005 Reduce road traffic casualties by a third of the average for 1981–85 2000 Improve energy efficiency on the Government estate by 20 per cent. 31 March 2000 These high-level targets are supported at operational level by numerous targets to ensure delivery by individual units.