HC Deb 15 January 2003 vol 397 c627W
Mr. Mark Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his Department is doing to support the Government's policy on accreditation. [88086]

Peter Hain

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is recognised by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry as the sole national body for the accreditation, against international standards, of certification and inspection bodies, testing and calibration laboratories.

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