Written question asked by Jacques Arnold (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Lang of Monkton (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: Statement on what targets he has set his Department's National Weights and Measures Laboratory for 1997-98. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Jacques Arnold: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what targets he has set his Department's National Weights and Measures Laboratory for 1997-98. [21660] Mr. Lang: I have set the National Weights and Measures Laboratory the following targets for 1997-98: to ensure that external fee-earning activities remain self-financing; to meet the net vote target; to continue work to reduce the real cost of a programme hour by 4 per cent. over the period 1997-2000; to complete 85 per cent. of European type approvals within 10 weeks; to complete 95 per cent. of all calibration jobs--including preparation of certificates--within 18 working days of acceptance of the work; and to meet 60 per cent. of the milestones included in the work programme agreed with my Department's Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy Directorate. In addition, I expect the chief executive of NWML to reply within 10 days to all letters from Members of Parliament delegated to him for reply.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21660; 292 c786-7W;292 c787W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Executive agencies Standards National Weights and Measures Laboratory