The Chief Minister says how productivity is measured is up to individual departments.
During the court's sitting this week, Douglas North MHK David Ashford asked how productivity is measured and analysed across the government.
Mr Cannan said it's not easy to measure.
He explained performance measurements are calculated by each individual department:
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