§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the value of target setting to the work of her Department. [76492]
§ Mr MilibandInvestment of public money in the services required to achieve our objectives is linked to measurable performance against targets, which are set out in Public Service Agreements. These are established alongside spending plans in the Government's Spending Reviews. Performance is monitored and reported to Parliament.
We have recently reviewed our targets in the context of the 2002 Spending Review.