§ Mr. David TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the work for his Department being undertaken at the BNFL magnox facility at Berkeley Centre in Gloucestershire. [130418]
§ Mr. SpellarThe work undertaken for the Department by BNFL Magnox, Berkeley Centre, has been very successful, but it did not commence until June 1999 and has taken longer than anticipated because of problems developing the experimental apparatus.
Performance indicator Target (percentage) Key target 1—Peacetime manning 92.75 The percentage of available trained personnel either filling established posts or on diversions for which there is an approved Manning and Training Margin Key target 2—War, crisis and MOD authorised unestablished commitments ≥98 The percentage manning level of war, crisis and MOD authorised unestablished tasks Key target 3—Career management 80 The percentage of PMA's customers who are either satisfied or not dissatisfied with the service provided by the PMA Key target 4—Manpower planning No greater than ±1 Percentage variation between actual trained strength and the authorised trained strength taken as an average over the financial year Key target 5—Finance, efficiency and business practice Cash allocation not exceeded Containment of operating costs within resources allocated