§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if the Department broke even on an accruals basis in 2000–01; [21464]
(2) if he will make a statement on the performance of his Department in meeting its (a) break-even and (b) other public service agreement targets this year. [21329]
§ Mr. LeslieThe Cabinet Office does not have a specific break-even performance target, as it does not on the whole charge for its services apart from the administration and management of civil service pensions and for some of the activities delivered by Centre for Management and Policy Studies.
However the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA), which is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, and the Central Office of Information (COI), which is an executive agency and separate Government Department reporting to the Deputy Prime Minister, both have a key performance target to break-even on an accruals basis.
The GCDA met its break-even target for the financial year 2000–01. This was reported in the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2000–01, which were laid before Parliament on 17 July 2001. At this stage, it is on course to meet its target in 2001–02.
Central Office of Information (COI) met its break-even target for the financial year 2000–01. This was reported in the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2000–01, which were laid before Parliament on 20 July 2001. It is on course to meet its target for 2001–02.
The Department is on course to deliver its agreed public service agreement targets, as detailed in the Cabinet Office's Departmental Report 2001, copies of which are in the Libraries of the House.