To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to revise the Department for Work and Pensions 2002 Spending Review Public Service Agreement target that 85 per cent. of customers should have their benefit paid into their bank accounts by 2005; and if he will make a statement. [124015]

There are no plans to revise the Department for Work and Pensions 2002 Spending Review Public Service Agreement target that 85 per cent. of customers should have their benefit paid into their bank accounts by 2005. Performance against this target can be viewed on the Treasury Public Services Performance website (www.treasury.gov.uk/performance).