Written question asked by Barbara Roche (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 1996. It was answered by Richard Page (Conservative) on Monday, 10 June 1996 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: How many firms with under (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 50 and (d) 100 employees have attained ISO 9000 status. - Figs not given. Inc ref to the 1996 edition of the DTI QA register "The United Kingdom Register of Quality Assessed Companies" (in Library).

Answer: Mrs. Roche: To 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. Page: My 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.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 31948; 279 c17-8W;279 c17W
Session: 1995-96
Subjects: Small businesses Standards specifications International Organization for Standardization
Contains statistics: Yes