§ Mr. DarvillTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he will publish the future plans of the Compensation Agency; and if he will make a statement. [124917]
§ Mr. IngramThe Compensation Agency will publish today its Corporate Plan and Business Plan. I have set the Agency the following nine Key Performance Targets for the coming year:
1. To process criminal injuries claims for an average unit cost of £295.
2. To process criminal damage and emergency provisions claims for an average unit cost of £147.
3. To maintain the average time taken to reach decisions on criminal injuries claims at 45 weeks for claims received from 1 April 1999.
4. To maintain the average time taken to reach decisions on criminal damage claims at 19 weeks for claims received from 1 April 2000.
5. To reduce the average time taken to reach decisions on emergency provisions claims to 35 days for claims received from 1 April 2000.
216W6. To reduce by 85 per cent. the number of criminal injuries claims in hand at 31 March 1999 on which no decision had been reached.
7. To reduce by 85 per cent. the number of criminal damage claims in hand at 31 March 2000 on which no decision had been reached.
8. To reduce by 95 per cent. the number of emergency provisions claims in hand at 31 March 2000 on which no decision had been reached.
9. To manage the Agency's workload in 2000–01 within a running costs budget (to cover salaries and administrative expenditure) to cover salaries and administrative expenditure) to financial limits agreed with the Department (including in-year adjustments).