HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc200-2W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the public consultations undertaken by her Department since 8 June 2001, indicating the(a) length and (b) number of responses received in each case. [68704]

Ms Hewitt

The consultations undertaken by the Department since June 2001 are as follows:

Commission proposal for a directive on the working conditions of temporary (agency) workers.

  • Company Investigations: Powers for the 21 Century

Concerns about gas prices and possible improvements to market efficiency

Developing Energy Policy—Key Issues for Consultation for the White Paper

  • Directive 2000/53/EC on End of Life Vehicles
  • Directors' Home Addresses
  • Directors Remuneration

Discussion document on electronic signatures directive implementing regulations

Discussion Paper on a Possible Producer Responsibility Model for Used Tyres

  • EC Green Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility
  • EC Green Paper on the review of the ECMR
  • Employment status in relation to statutory employment rights.
  • Final consultation on Fixed Term Work
  • Flexible working
  • General Product Safety Directive

Guidance on applications for resolution of disputes over third party access to Oil and Gas Infrastructure

ICANN and the Management of the Internet Domain Name system

IT Security Industry in connection with the Private Security Industry Act

Maternity and parental leave, and paternity and adoption leave and pay

  • Modernising Company Law
    • 201W
  • Modernising The Consumer Credit Act 1974
  • Modernising trading standards
  • Proposal on the EU Statute for a European Co-operative Society

Proposals to Tighten Consumer Protection against Short Measure of Draught

  • Beer and Cider
  • Proposed amendments to Part-Time Workers Regulations

Proposed changes to the legislation that deals with price marking of food and drink served in bars, restaurants, and cafes

Proposed changes to the Price Marking (Food and Drink on Premises) Order 1979

  • Reform of EC Competition Regime
  • Report of the Task Force on Car Servicing and Repair

Review into the case for Government support for cleaner coal technology demonstration plant

  • Routes to Resolution: Improving dispute resolution in Britain

Second Consultation on Proposed Modifications to Licence Conditions and Ofgem Guidelines

Second consultation on the Directive 1999/44/EC on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees

  • The DTI Race Equality Scheme

The E-Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC): draft implementing Regulations and interim guidance for business

The preliminary decision to add new user groups to the approved users list in the Airwave mm02 Telecommunications Act licence

  • The Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999
  • The process for identifying the GB system operator (GBSO)

The proposed amendment to Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste

The UNIDROIT/ICAO Draft Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment

Towards Equality and Diversity: Implementing the Employment and Race Directives

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (TUPE) reform

  • Treasury Shares
  • Under-Investment in University Research Infrastructure
  • Young Workers Directive

The Department is required to comply with the Consultation Code of Practice requiring a period of at least 12 weeks for responses to public consultations. Records relating to consultations the compliance with Criterion 5 of the consultation Code are currently being compiled. I will write to the hon. Member with the requested information as soon as possible and place a copy in the Libraries of the House. Information on the number of responses in each consultation exercise is not held centrally.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what public consultations have been commenced by her Department since 1 April; and what the(a) closing date and (b) website address of each were. [72065]

Ms Hewitt

The public consultations commenced by the Department since 1 April are as followsCommission proposal for a directive on the working conditions of temporary (agency) workers (closes 18 October 2002) Developing Energy Policy—Key Issues for Consultation for the White Paper (closes 13 September 2002) Employment status in relation to statutory employment rights. (closes 11 December 2002) Flexible working (closes 10 October 2002) Joint DTI/DCMS consultation on the Draft Communications Bill (closes 2 August 2002) Maternity and parental leave, and paternity and adoption leave and pay: consultation on draft regulations (closes 19 July 2002) Modemising Company Law (closes 30 November 2002) The DTI Race Equality Scheme (closes 20 September 2002) The preliminary decision to add new user groups to the approved users list in the Airwave mm02 Telecommunications Act licence (closes 5 June 2002) The process for identifying the GB system operator (GBSO) (closes 12 July 2002) Young Workers Directive (closes 6 September 2002)

All DTI consultation documents are published on the Department's website at www.dti.gov.uk