I have set out the following key targets for 2005–06 for Defence Estates, as laid out in the agency's corporate plan 2005–2010:

Key Target 1

To improve the defence estate in a sustainable manner to improve its fitness for purpose and condition by:

Delivering 2,500 single living accommodation grade 1 bed spaces under project SLAM, reporting on the provision of 5,300 bed spaces under parallel projects and delivering 600 upgraded service families accommodation properties by 31 March 2006.

Developing integrated estate management plans, in conjunction with customers, as a baseline for measuring improvements to target condition of assets.

Ensuring that 75 per cent. of MOD sites of special scientific interest in the UK meet the criteria for satisfactory condition by 31 March 2006.

Achieving 80 per cent. of a basket of sustainable development in Government targets against a 2004–05 baseline by 31 March 2006.

Key Target 2

To provide an estate of the right size through the consolidation of assets by:

Providing an estate of the right size, through the implementation of estate rationalisation plan projects.

Achieving accrued estate disposal receipts of £250 million by 31 March 2006.

Key Target 3

To improve customer satisfaction and service delivery by:

Achieving 90 per cent. of customer supplier agreement targets by 31 March 2006.

Developing a new and robust customer satisfaction survey for occupants of service families accommodation.

Key Target 4

Achieve key milestones for implementation of key MOD change initiatives by:

Awarding the regional prime contract (central) by September 2005 and regional prime contract (east) by October 2005.

Awarding the housing prime contract by August 2005.

Implementing the changes in estate working practices in Northern Ireland and the other residual areas required as a result of the Alexander study.

Implementing the UK elements of the defence training estate rationalisation study by 31 March 2006.

Key Target 5

Deliver value for money efficiencies by:

Demonstrating 3 per cent. through-life value for money output efficiencies in prime contracts, against the 2004–05 baseline, by 31 March 2006.

Deliver output efficiencies against project SLAM of £5.04 million by 31 March 2006.

Deliver output efficiencies against project Aquatrine to the value of £11.04 million by 31 March 2006.

Deliver savings from the introduction of housing prime and the restructuring of defence housing of £9.1 million by 31 March 2006.

Reduce the management margin of vacant housing to 10 per cent. by November 2005.

I have placed a copy of the new Defence Estates corporate plan in the Library of the House.