Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 9 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what key targets have been set for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency for 2001-02.

Answer: Mr. Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency for 2001-02. [158297] Mr. Spellar: These key targets have been set for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency for 2001-02: To deliver RN personnel to the trained strength (or to other training organisations) within 4 per cent. variance from the tasked requirement. To deliver RM recruits to Commandant General Royal marines within 3 per cent. variance from the tasked requirement. To obtain 96 per cent. "Satisfactory" assessments from the employers of NRTA trainees. To maintain success rates of 95 per cent. in Career Training and 97 per cent. in examined pre-joining training. To reduce the variance between RNR Trained Strength and Total Requirement to 32 per cent. To retain tasked capacity while operating NRTA within its 2000- 01 resource allocation. To achieve net benefits of £12 million in FY 2001-02 from the partnering arrangement with Flagship Training Ltd.

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