Ministerial Services Provided
Services to be provided
This service includes the drafting of reports and advice to Ministers and to Select and Cabinet Committees, replies to ministerial correspondence and responses to Parliamentary questions.
All government departments are required to provide services to the portfolio Minister(s) to enable them to carry out their statutory functions.
Capacity
The Ministerial Services team comprises two staff. The Ministry also provides, to the Minister of Fisheries on secondment, one Private Secretary (Fisheries).
In 2007/08, an estimated 12,600 hours of total Ministry resource will be used to produce the services listed above.
Performance indicators
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The percentage of ministerial drafts provided to the
Minister without error where error could have been avoided will be |
95% |
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The percentage of draft ministerial replies completed within
15 working days of receipt unless specified as urgent will be not less than |
95% |
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The percentage of draft responses to Parliamentary questions provided for
the Minister ’s signature without error where error could have been avoided will be |
100% |
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| The percentage of responses to oral Parliamentary questions delivered on time |
100% |
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| The percentage of responses to written Parliamentary questions delivered on time |
100% |
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| The percentage of urgent replies completed within 5 days |
100% |
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Advice and reports to Select Committees and Cabinet Committees will be in
accordance with prescribed requirements,error free and on time |
100% |
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Cost
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| |
2006/07
SOI |
2007/08
Plan |
Change |
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| Plan |
795 |
1,064 |
(269) |
| Amount to be recovered from industry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Percentage to be recovered from industry |
0 |
0 |
- |
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