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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Ms Perham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Naval Manning Agency for the financial year 1999-2000. [85301] Mr. Doug Henderson: Key Targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Naval Manning Agency for the financial year 1999-2000. The targets build upon progress made by the Agency since it formed on 1 July 1996 and are as follows: Key Target 1 a. The percentage of filled Officer billets to be 94 per cent. or greater. b. The percentage of filled rating billets to be 90 per cent. or greater. c. The percentage of filled other rank billets to be 88 per cent. or greater. Key Target 2 The variation of Strength to Requirement to be between zero and minus 2 per cent. Key Target 3 a. The percentage of Officers receiving the required Notice of Change to be 60 per cent. or greater. b. The percentage of ratings receiving the required Notice of Change to be 98 per cent. or greater. c. The number of occurrences where Minimum Time Ashore criteria are met to be 99 per cent. or greater. Key Target 4 a. To achieve a 5 per cent. reduction in NMA manpower overheads. b. To carry out 2 Benchmarking Exercises. c. To achieve a Customer Confidence Score of 60. Key Target 5 a. Production of Annual Accrual Accounts to be completed by April 2000. b. To operate the NMA within its 1999-2000 Net Cash Allocation for Operating Activities (at 1998-99 prices) of £10.883 million, a reduction of 3.1 per cent. after specific, additional in-year commitments have been discounted.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

85301; 331 c460-1W;331 c459-61W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Standards Naval Manning Agency