HL Deb 18 June 2003 vol 649 cc111-2WA
Lord Burlison

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What key targets have been set for the chief executive of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency for financial year 2003–04. [HL3367]

Lord Bach

The chief executive of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency has been set the following key targets for 2003–04:

Key Target 1To meet the customer's requirements as negotiated and agreed in customer supplier agreements. (CSAs)

Key Target 1aFor explosive materiel: to supply 95 per cent available maintained munitions within demand time-scales.

Key Target lb95 per cent of all issues of non-explosive materiel to consumers to meet that element of the supply chain pipeline time (SCPT) for which DSDA has a responsibility.

Within the 95 per cent target, for non-explosive materiel, the following subsidiary targets have been set in CSAs:

99 per cent of issues to meet specified SCPT at standard priority codes 01, 02 and 05

98 per cent of issues to meet specified SCPT at standard priority code 06

97 per cent of issues to meet specified SCPT at standard priority codes 03 and 07

95 per cent of issues to meet specified SCPT at standard priority codes 04 and 08

Key Target 1c: 98 per cent of all receipts that conform to the specifications laid down in the contract and/or material regulations to be processed within time limits agreed with each individual customer.

Key Target 2: To achieve an average 5 per cent reduction in the unit cost of output.

Key Target 3: The value of inventory written off as a result of DSDA's actions to be less than the levels agreed within each customer supplier agreement.

Key Target 3aThe value of explosive materiel written off as a result of DSDA's action to be less than the value of materiel written off during financial year 2002–03.

Key Target 3bThe value of non-explosive materiel written off as a result of DSDA's action to be less than levels agreed within each specific customer supplier agreement.