§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list(a) those targets of the Defence Codification Agency for 1998–99 which (i) were and (ii) were not achieved, giving the factors affecting the outcome in each case and (b) action taken by the agency to improve target achievement performance in 1999–2000; and if he will make a statement. [111732]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 6 March 2000]: This is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Codification Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the right hon. and learned Member.
Letter from K. A. Bradshaw to Mr. Menzies Campbell, dated 13 March 2000:
1. I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence about achievement of Defence Codification Agency (DCA) key targets as the matter falls within my area of responsibility.I have numbered the replies to match your questions.a. (1) Achieved: Attain a 10% reduction in Agency running costs (achieved 15.3%), reduction in unit cost of codification to under £51 (achieved £41.40), attain a 5% reduction of post codification challenges (achieved 5%). There were no significant factors affecting the target achievement.(2) Not achieved: Meet timescales for UK codification as agreed in SLAs/CSAs (target 85% achieved 80%), meet timescales for International Codification requests (target 95% achieved 92%), new items codified using source data (target 75% achieved 73%). The implementation shortfall of the revised Codification IT system (ISIS2) contributed significantly to these targets not being achieved.On 1 April 1999, the Defence Codification Agency ceased to exist and was subsumed with the Logistic Support Services Agency. The ISIS2 database has now been fully implemented and performance shortfalls have been eliminated.2. The above information has been extracted from the Defence Codification Agency Annual Report and Accounts 1999, a copy of which is held in the House of Commons Library reference HC720.