Written Statement of 9 November 2004

  Warship Support Agency Targets 2004–05
  The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)
  My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Defence (Mr Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

  Key targets have been set for the chief executive of the WSA for the financial year 2004–05 as follows:

  Title

  Details

  Target

  KT 1a: Provision of available force element days

  The measurement of the number of days when the material condition of a vessel enables it to perform its scheduled task on that day.

  To provide Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET) with the target level of available force element days agreed in the CINCFLEET/Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) customer supplier agreement (CSA).

  KT 1b: Provision of ready force element days

  The measurement of the number of days when the material state of a vessel enables it to meet its required readiness category.

  To provide CINCFLEET with the target level of the ready force element days agreed in the CINCFLEET/DLO customer supplier agreement (CSA).

  KT 2: Timely completion of upkeep periods

  The measurement of the amount by which the upkeep periods overrun.

  To meet the planned delivery dates for vessels undergoing deep maintenance and repair within the agreed upkeep factor tolerance.

  KT 3: Timely completion of the high priority capability improvement programme

  The measurement of the number of high priority upgrades implemented in accordance with the agreed and published installation plan.

  To fit 87 per cent of the high priority, type A capability improvements (alterations and additions—A&A) selected by the equipment capability customer (ECC).

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  Title

  Details

  Target

  KT 4: Provision of single living accommodation

  The measurement of the increase in available single living accommodation (SLA).

  To provide CINCFLEET, 2SL/CNH and naval base lodger units with the required quantity and quality of single living accommodation for their entitled personnel, as articulated in DLO CSA.

  KT 5: Provision of operational support services at the naval bases

  The measurement of the delivery of operational support services to a satisfactory standard.

  To provide CINCFLEET with the operational support services articulated in DLO customer supplier agreements (CSA) at the agreed ISO 9000 quality management standard.

  KT 6: Maintenance of WSA capacity to support the Naval Force Generation Plan

  The assurance that the agency has the capacity to contribute to the Naval Force Generation Plan.

  To achieve a satisfactory assessment against all elements of the agency's contribution to the Naval Force Generation Plan.

  KT 7: Delivering planned efficiencies

  The measurement of the delivery of planned efficiencies.

  To ensure delivery of 90 per cent of the planned efficiency savings in the DLO benefits tracking tool that are scheduled to be achieved this financial year.

  Commemorative Coin: Second World War
  The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)
  My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Gordon Brown) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

  Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to approve my recommendation that a £2 coin should be issued in 2005 commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

  Collector versions of the coin will be released at a premium above face value and, during the course of the year, the coin will also become available at its face value from banks and post offices.