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Written statement made by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 September 2017 in the House of Lords, on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


FCO Services

My right Honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Field), has made the following has made the following written Ministerial statement:

FCO Services operates as a trading fund of the FCO. I have set it the following performance targets for 2017-2018:

  1. A return on capital employed of at least 3.5% (statutory commitment);
  2. An in-year surplus before financing and dividend costs;
  3. A productivity ratio of at least 80%, measuring actual billable hours vs. available billable hours;
  4. A customer satisfaction result of at least 80%;
  5. An overall improvement on the average 2016 index Your Say score for “Employee Engagement” measuring above 58%; and
  6. An overall improvement on the average 2016 index Your Say score for “My Manager”, measuring above 62%.

FCO Services will report to both Houses of Parliament on its success against these targets through its Annual Report for 2017-2018.


Secondary information

Type
Written statement
Reference
HLWS122 
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Standards FCO Services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written statement on www.parliament.uk