HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 cc304-5W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if Type Approval certificates for(a) MPT 1305 and (b) MPT 1383 are still valid. [93187]

Mr. Wills

[holding answer 26 July 1999]: Type approval certificates issued under MPT 1305 are valid. However, there have been no Type Approval certificates issued under MPT 1383.

Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what Non-technical Variant Approval certificates have been issued citing necessary compliance with MPT 1383. [93190]

Mr. Wills

[holding answer 26 July 1999]: There have been no Type Approval certificates issued citing compliance with MPT 1383 and hence no Non-technical Variant Approval certificates have been issued to this Standard by the Radiocommunications Agency.

Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Radiocommunications Agency has issued Type Approval certificates with a specification of MPT 1383; and if this is a recognised standard in(a) the European Union and (b) elsewhere. [93188]

Mr. Wills

[holding answer 26 July 1999]: The Radiocommunications Agency has not issued any Type Approval certificates under specification MPT 1383. MPT 1383 was written with the intention that it was to become a UK specific Type Approval specification for Short Range Business Radio equipment. However, when it became clear that efforts were being made to harmonise a similar European service (subsequently launched as Private Mobile Radio 446) work ceased on the necessary notification procedure for MPT 1383 to be adopted as a recognised national standard. It was, therefore, never adopted as a Type Approval standard and remains uncompleted. MPT 1383 would only be used for national approvals if it was to be adopted.

Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Radiocommunications Agency library issues copies of Type Approval certificate MPT 1318 for inspection. [93189]

Mr. Wills

[holding answer 26 July 1999]: The Radiocommunications Agency only issues Type Approval certificates to the applicant and a copy is sent to the respective test house that carried out the technical analysis.

However, the Agency can inform third parties whether a particular product has been type approved. It is at the discretion of the applicant to provide copies of the type approval certificate to interested parties.