Written question asked by Anne Begg (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 May 1997. It was answered by Donald Dewar (Labour) on Thursday, 22 May 1997 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: Statement on the key performance targets he has set for Historic Scotland for 1997-98. - List given.

Answer: Miss Anne Begg: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the key performance targets he has set for Historic Scotland for 1997-98. [1228] Mr. Dewar: I have set Historic Scotland the following key performance targets for 1997-98: Target _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Protecting Scotland's built heritage Number of monuments scheduled 380 Number of listed building resurvey units 178 Number of weeks in which 80 per cent. of scheduled monument 12 consent cases resolved Percentage of listed building consent cases resolved within 28 97 per cent. days Number of historic building repair projects newly assisted by 145 grant Total value of grant-assisted repairs in progress £34 million Programme of conservation of monuments in care{1} meet programme Promoting and presenting the built heritage HS market share compared to major paid heritage attractions in 47 per cent. Scotland[*] Percentage of satisfied visitors (based on surveys) 95 per cent. Average spend per visitor £1.12 Agency management Percentage efficiency gains/savings on all non-grant expenditure 1.5 per cent. Net Exchequer funding of running costs{1} £12.0 million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} For details see Historic Scotland Corporate Plan to be published in July.

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