§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made with ensuring compliance with the EU Copyright Directive; and if she will make a statement. [137542]
§ Ms HewittThe Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (SI 2003 No. 2498) bringing UK law into full compliance with the EU Copyright Directive came into force on 31 October 2003.
Numbers of licences (a) granted and (b) revoked, to (i) debt collectors and (ii)lenders, (A) since 1974 and (B) each year since 1997 (i)Debt collectors-Category E (ii>Lenders-Category A ('Consumer Credit business') (a)Licences granted (b)MTRevokes issued (a)Licences granted covering Category A-i.e 'Consumer Credit Business' (b)MTRevokes issued to Finance Companies A Cumulatively 1976-May 2003 (breakdown unavailable 1974–1976 and after May 2003) 102,876 Not available 205,352 Not available B Annually since 1997 1997 8,176 20 10,778 12 1998 11,215 8 13,480 4 1999 10,723 24 12,644 9 2000 9,247 10 11,214 4 2001 8,586 3 10,223 4 2002 9,140 1 10,962 8 2003(to end May) 3,996 0 4,797 7 Note;
A single Licence can cover more than one type of business category