§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much financial support was given to TrustUK in(a) 1999–2000 and (b) 2000 to date. [137842]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 10 November 2000]The Government have not provided any funding to TrustUK, which is an organisation led by the private sector. The Government do however strongly support TrustUK; the Minister for Small Business and E-commerce took part in its launch in July. Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Office of Fair Trading have contributed to the development of TrustUK and have taken part in its process of approving codes of practice for e-commerce. The Department of Trade and Industry has hosted meetings of TrustUK and is considering what further assistance it can give.