HL Deb 06 November 2003 vol 654 cc141-3WA
Baroness Hayman

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What key targets have been set for the Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency for financial year 2003–04. [HL5368]

Lord Bach

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, whilst improving the quality and delivery of its products and services. The key targets for the agency for the 12 months from April 2003 are:

KEY TARGET 1A—OPERATIONAL IMINT PROVISION

To satisfy operational requirements for imagery intelligence within timescales and to standards agreed between the agency and its customers, by satisfying at least 95 per cent of requirements overall, whilst delivering not les than 98 per cent of priority one tasks.

KEY TARGET IB—OPERATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SUPPORT

To satisfy operational requirements for geographic support within timescales and to standards agreed between the agency and its customers, by satisfying 100 per cent of the geographic products and services essential to support current and potential operations, both from the agency's UK-based operation and its deployable units.

KEY TARGET 2—READINESS

To achieve the required levels of operational readiness in line with defence planning assumptions, whilst continuing to satisfy those deployable element outputs required under Key Target 1, maintaining agreed status of readiness as set by PJHQ for all contingency forces.

KEY TARGET 3A—STRATEGIC AND CONTINGENCY IMINT PROVISION

To satisfy strategic and contingency requirements for imagery intelligence within timescales and to standards agreed between the agency and its customers, by providing at least 57 per cent of the requirements as set out in the imagery exploitation programme (IEP), while delivering not less than 92 per cent of priority one tasks.

KEY TARGET 3B—STRATEGIC AND CONTINGENCY GEOGRAPHIC SUPPORT

To satisfy strategic and contingency requirements for geographic support within timescales and to standards agreed between the agency and its customers, completing at least 90 per cent of a customer endorsed programme of work for geographic products and services.

KEY TARGET 3T (TRANSITIONAL)—MEASUREMENT OF GEOSPATIAL PROVISION

To develop improved mechanisms for the measurement of geospatial provision which enable effective evaluation of output efficiency. Definition of output measurement mechanisms for geospatial provision which enable a baseline for output effiency to be quantified during FY 04–05.

KEY TARGET 4—IMPROVEMENT IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION HOLDINGS

To demonstrate a further 1 per cent improvement in the coverage of geographic information holdings resulting in at least a cumulative 4 per cent improvement on the baseline established in 1999, and to ensure that the quality of the collection achieves the level of readiness agreed with customers. This will be demonstrated by Maintaining the MoD Map Library collection at the agreed level of readiness and achieving a further 1 per cent improvement in coverage of geographic information holdings.

KEY TARGET 5T (TRANSITIONAL)—OUTPUT EFFICIENCY

To define mechanisms for the measuring of output efficiency that encompass all key areas of agency business, which will enable a baseline for output efficiency to be quantified during FY 04–05.