§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total cost was of(a) setting, (b) monitoring and (c) measuring the performance targets for her Department in 2002–03; and how many and what grades of civil servants monitor these targets. [137955]
§ Estelle MorrisPerformance targets for the department were agreed as part of Spending Review 2002. The monitoring and measurement of PSA targets forms part of departmental performance management. Performance management is an integral part of the day to day running of the department, and as such it is not possible to separate the specific costs out. The monitoring of progress towards, and performance against, the department's PSA targets is undertaken by a wide variety of staff at all levels of the organisation.
§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the performance targets that(a) her Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are required to meet; and if she will specify for each target (i) who sets it and (ii) who monitors achievement against it. [137970]
§ Estelle MorrisKey performance targets for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport are agreed as part of the Spending Review and the latest set were published in Spending Review 2002: Public Service Agreements 2003–2006 (Cm 5571). The department monitors progress towards the target along with HM Treasury and PMDU and progress is reported regularly.
Performance targets for the majority of the Department's non-departmental public bodies can be found in the 2003–2006 funding agreements between the Department and the relevant body, which were laid in the Library of the House on 25, 26 and 29 of September 2003. Performance targets for English Heritage and the Historic Royal Palaces are contained in these bodies annual reports which have been laid in the Library of the House. Performance targets for Sport England and Arts Council England are still being formulated.
Achievement against the targets is monitored by the department, including through meetings between the Secretary of State/Ministers and relevant Chief Executives.