Written question asked by Lord Inglewood (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 1993. It was answered by Baroness Denton of Wakefield (Conservative) on Monday, 19 April 1993.

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Denton of Wakefield, Baroness

Question

Whether the International Standard ISO 9000 (Parts III and IV of BS 5750) cost £58.06 from the British Standards Institution & only £22.27 from the Standard Institute in Geneva; how the costs of standards froam BSI compare with standards in other European countries & the impact on small & medium sized businesses which must apply for these standards to protect their competitive positions. - Inc figs.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

544 c105-6WA

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Costs British Standards Institution Standards specifications International Organization for Standardization

Contains statistics

Yes