§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the(a) number of staff employed by and (b) budget of each regulatory body for which her Department is responsible in each year since 1997. [117777]
§ Ms HewittThe DTI is responsible for the following regulatory bodies—the British Hallmarking Council, the Coal Authority and the Hearing Aid Council.
Staffing and budgetary information in respect of the British Hallmarking Council and the Coal Authority are published annually in "Public Bodies" which is available in the Libraries of the House.
Information for the Hearing Aid Council is set out below:
Hearing Aid Council Staffing Budget £000s 1997 4 158 1998 4 170 1999 4 183 2000 4 278 2001 4 363 2002 4 461