HC Deb 23 July 1996 vol 282 c202W
Mr. Batiste

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if the agency review of the Patent Office has been completed: and if he will make a statement. [39615]

Mr. Lang

An evaluation report on the performance of the Patent Office since its inception as an executive agency in March 1990 has been completed, and a revised framework document has been prepared. Copies of these documents, which complete the agency review process, have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.