§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [94980]
§ Mr. HainThe 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. The Department's PSA targets also refer to the British Council and the BBC World Service. The Department has adopted the Service First initiative and provides regular performance reports on the Modernising Government Action Plan, published in July 1999. The Department publishes information on its progress towards meeting its objectives in its annual Departmental Report. Reflecting our commitment to an increasing use of new technologies, the report can be found on our award-winning Internet site.
33WThese high-level targets are supported at operational level by numerous targets to ensure delivery by individual units. Listing these targets would be disproportionate in terms of resources.