Written question asked by Lord Flight (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 13 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost was of (a) setting, (b) monitoring and (c) measuring the performance targets for his Department in 2002-03; and how many and what grades of civil servants monitor these targets. - Including no figures.

Answer: Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the total cost was of (a) setting, (b) monitoring and (c) measuring the performance targets for his Department in 2002-03; and how many and what grades of civil servants monitor these targets. [137947] Hilary Benn: Performance targets for DFID were agreed as part of Spending Review 2002. The monitoring and measurement of PSA targets forms part of departmental performance management. Performance management is an integral part of the day to day running of the Department, and as such it is not possible to separate out the specific costs. The monitoring of progress towards, and performance against, the Department's PSA targets is undertaken by a wide variety of staff at all levels of the organisation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 137947; 413 c444W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Costs Civil servants Department for International Development Government departments Monitoring Standards
Contains statistics: Yes
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