§ The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)I am today able to announce the publication of the Department for Work and Pensions Departmental Report. The report provides details of the Departments performance in 2002–03 against its Public Service Agreement targets and sets out the Department's expenditure plans for 2003–04 to 2005–06. A copy has been placed in the Library.
2001 2002 Department of Agency Target set For reply (working days) Number of letters received % of replied within target Target set For reply (working days) Number of letters received % of replies within target Cabinet Office2 15 599 90 15 475 73 Leader of the House of Lords 15 53 80 15 155 96 Crown Prosecution Service3 15 97 94 15 366 85 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 18 4,416 90 18 4,747 83 HM Customs and Excise3 4 18 2,452 62 18 1,616 59 Ministry of Defence4 15 5,350 85 15 5,381 83 Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency — — — 15 18 100 Defence Aviation Repair Agency — — — 10 14 100