§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what annual efficiency savings targets were set for Inland Revenue in 2002 to 2003; what Inland Revenue's performance against these targets was in each year; and 603W what the total sum paid in performance related pay as a consequence of Inland Revenue's achievement was in each year. [143674]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIn 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003–04 the Inland Revenue had a target to
Improve value for money by achieving productivity gains of at least 2.5 per cent. per year until March 2004 without detriment to accuracy or customer satisfaction".This was set by Spending Review 2000. This target is measured by reference to four Performance Indicators and the results for 2001–02 and 2002–03 are set out below. The results for 2003–04 will not be known until after the end of the Financial Year. Spending Review 2002 also gave the Inland Revenue a value for money target that came into effect in 2003–04 toAchieve annual efficiency savings of at least 2.5 per cent. per year until March 2006, without detriment to accuracy or customer satisfaction.The results for 2003–04 will not be known until the end of the Financial Year.
IR performance against productivity target: Percentages 2001–02 target 2001–02 result 2002–03 target 2002–03 result Percentage improvement in: Taxpayer cases dealt with per staff year 2.5 0.90 2.5 4.8 Number of NI work items per staff year 2.5 7.0 2.5 7.8 Number of WFTC decisions per staff year 2.5 3.4 2.5 12.4 Number of DPTC decisions per staff year 2.5 21.4 2.5 2.6 The need to make efficiency savings is only one of several objectives that any individual could have in their Performance Agreement. It is therefore impossible to quantify the amount of individual performance related pay that has arisen from the achievement of such targets. However, it is the case that performance related pay is only paid to individuals who have met or exceeded their Performance Agreement in total.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 2 December 2003,Official Report, column 345W, on Inland Revenue (IT Systems), who the prospective suppliers who engaged in the Inland Revenue's market-making exercise for the EAGLE project prior to the placement by Inland Revenue of the Procurement Notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities were. [143604]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe initial Market-making exercise for the EAGLE contract prompted six responses prior to the placement of the Procurement Notice in the OJEC. The suppliers involved were:
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- CSC Europe/IBM UK;
- EDS Ltd.;
- Hoskyns Group Plc:
- ICL/Anderson Consulting;
- Digital Alliance (Digital Equipment Co., Logica and Barclays);
- Sema Group UK.
Of these suppliers, two were invited to tender—EDS Ltd. and CSC Europe/IBM UK. The preferred supplier was announced in December 1993, and the contract awarded in May 1994.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the EAGLE Invitation to Tender (ITT) contained a provision that the Inland Revenue might undertake a review of the tax affairs of the companies responding to the ITT and that such reports might be used as a factor in the evaluation of tenders.[143671]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe EAGLE Invitation to Tender (ITT) did not contain any provision that the Inland Revenue might undertake a review of the tax affairs of the companies responding to the ITT or that such reports might be used as a factor in the evaluation of tenders.