§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the costs of increasing the proportion of less favoured areas covered by the Countryside Stewardship Scheme from 3 per cent. to 10 per cent. [131814]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 21 July 2000]: It is estimated that the cost of increasing the proportion of less favoured areas covered by the Countryside Stewardship Scheme from 3 per cent. to 10 per cent. would be approximately £5 million per annum.
FSS Agency Targets: 1999–2000 2000–01 Financial indicators: Return on Capital Employed Minimum 3 per cent. 10 per cent. Efficiency Gain (three year rolling) Minimum 10 per cent. Minimum 10 per cent. Quality of service indicators: Turnaround time 24 days 24 days Exceed 99 per cent. of urgent and critical classified cases N/A Pilot Achieve 90 per cent. agreed delivery dates Yes Yes Put in place service level agreements with police forces (BVAs) Yes Yes Put in place routine and robust customer satisfaction measurement processes Yes n/a (milestone 1999–2000 only) Demonstrate year on year improvements in police (customer) satisfaction — Yes Quality indicators: Achieve external quality accreditation to ISO9000 and NAMAS standards Yes Yes