§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many firms with under(a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 50 and (d) 100 employees have attained Internation Standard Organisation 9000 status. [31948]
§ Mr. PageMy Department does not hold comprehensive information concerning the size of firms assessed to ISO 9000. The 1996 edition of the DTI QA register, "The United Kingdom Register of Quality Assessed Companies", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House, lists some 51,500 organisations which have attained accredited certification to ISO 9000. Entries in the register are voluntary and there is no breakdown by size of organisation.