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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment for 1998-99. [42973] Dr. Reid: The Royal Air Force Signals Engineering Establishment Agency's Key Targets for the Financial Year 1998-99 are: Operational Strategy KT 1--Reduce the core as far as possible and continue to refine it against the military need. KT 2--Maintain 100 per cent. of core skills to support likely operations. Performance Strategy KT 3--Deliver 100 per cent. of operational tasks to time. KT 4--Deliver at least 90 per cent. of non-operational tasks to time. KT 5--Achieve a quality failure rate for completed tasks of less than 4 per cent. KT 6--Reduce the full cost per Task Manhour by 7 per cent. on FY 96-97. Personnel Strategy KT 7--Achieve Investors in People accreditation by 31 December 1998. Financial Strategy KT 8--Develop an improved output costing system by 31 March 1999 which will interface effectively with the MOD's overall approach to Resource Accounting and Budgeting. Information Strategy KT 9--Complete an Actin Plan to resolve the Year 2000 problem by 30 September 1998.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

312 c319-20W; 42973

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Executive agencies Standards RAF Signals Engineering Establishment