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Industrial Research And Technology Unit

Volume 299: debated on Wednesday 30 July 1997

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Ms McCafferty

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what performance targets have been set for the industrial research and technology unit for the financial year 1997–98. [12070]

Mr. Ingram

The following key targets have been set for the agency for 1997–98:

  • 1. To maintain new user participation in the near market compete programme at 10 per cent.
  • 2. To increase the average industry contribution to the compete and start—pre-competitive—programme by 1 per cent.
  • 3. To achieve full cost recovery for scientific services.
  • 4. To maintain NAMAS and BSI Accreditations.
  • 5. To achieve efficiency savings of 3 per cent.