§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures her Department is taking to prepare(a) businesses and (b) service providers for the implementation of the parts of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which come into effect later this year. [160691]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 11 March 2004]: My Department is working with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that
1778W information is available from a variety of sources such as free information packs, videos, websites and conferences.
Table 2 2.3 Average annual domestic electricity bills1 in 2003 for selected towns and cities in the UK and average unit costs2 Pence per kWh and pounds Payment type Credit Direct debit Prepayment Town/city3 Bill range4 Unit cost Bill Unit cost Bill Unit cost Bill Aberdeen Largest 8.52 281 8.09 267 9.03 298 Average 8.33 275 7.85 259 8.42 278 Smallest 6.79 224 6.76 223 7.36 243 Belfast Averages5 9.85 325 9.55 315 9.70 320 Birmingham Largest 7.39 244 7.15 236 8.00 264 Average 7.21 238 6.91 228 7.70 254 Smallest 6.21 205 6.45 213 7.12 235 Canterbury largest 8.45 279 7.97 263 8.52 281 average 7.30 241 6.94 229 7.39 244 smallest 6.48 214 6.24 206 6.64 219 Cardiff largest 8.82 291 8.42 278 9.94 328 average 8.58 283 8.18 270 9.12 301 smallest 7.61 251 7.21 238 8.33 275 Edinburgh largest 9.09 300 8.42 278 9.15 302 average 8.06 266 7.82 258 8.52 281 smallest 7.55 249 7.33 242 8.12 268 This will complement the Open4All campaign being undertaken by the Disability Rights Commission. The Small Business Service will update its No-Nonsense Guide available to small business through Business Link Operators.