HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1117-8W
Mr. Gareth Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency for the financial year 2001–02. [73452]

Dr. Moonie

The role of the Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency is to provide imagery intelligence and geographic support to Defence policy, operations and training; to meet customer requirements for imagery intelligence and geographic support in accordance with Defence priorities; to maintain and develop Agency capabilities and readiness in line with future Defence requirements; and to become progressively more efficient, while improving the quality and delivery of its products and services. The Key Targets for the Agency for the 12 months from April 2002 are:

Key Target 1

To satisfy operational requirements for Imagery Intelligence and Geographic Support within time scales and to standards agreed between the Agency and its customers.

  1. (a) For Imagery Intelligence, by satisfying at least 95 per cent. of requirements overall, while delivering not less than 98 per cent. of Priority 1 tasks.
  2. (b) For Geographic Support, by satisfying 100 per cent. of the geographic products and services essential to support current and potential operations, both from the Agency's United Kingdom based capabilities and its deployable units.

Key Target 2

To achieve the required levels of operational readiness for the deployable geographic support elements of the Agency in line with Defence Planning Assumptions.

To maintain agreed states of readiness as set by PJHQ for all contingency forces (JRRF).

Key Target 3

To satisfy strategic and contingency requirements for Imagery Intelligence and Geographic Support within time scales and to standards agreed between the Agency and its customers.

  1. (a) For Imagery Intelligence, by satisfying at least 54 per cent. of the requirements as set out in the Imagery Exploitation Programme (IEP) agreed during Financial Year (FY) 2001–02, while delivering not less than 92 per cent. of Priority 1 tasks.
  2. (b) For Geographic Support, completing at least 90 per cent. of a customer endorsed programme of work for geographic products and services.

Key Target 3T (Transitional)

To develop Regional Support Agreements (RSAs) and establish an accurate baseline of the totality of Defence requirements for geographic information to be used as measurement in FY 2003–04.

The implementation of the new Key Target.

Key Target 4

To demonstrate a further 1 per cent. improvement in the coverage of geographic information holdings resulting in a cumulative 3 per cent. improvement on the baseline established in 1999 and to maintain their quality for Defence use.

Maintain the Ministry of Defence Map Library collection at the agreed level of readiness and achieve a further 1 per cent. improvement in coverage of geographic information holdings.

Key Target ST (Transitional)

In FY 2002–03, to develop output related targets and performance measures for implementation in FY 2003–04, which taken together across the Agency deliver outputs through a more efficient utilisation of resources.

The implementation of the new Key Target.