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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the reorganisation of the Small Business Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the reorganisation of the Small Business Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Small Business Service has taken to place more emphasis on cross-governmental working since the Government’s Cross Cutting Review of Government Services for Small Business in 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Small Business Service has taken to place more emphasis on cross-governmental working since the Government’s Cross Cutting Review of Government Services for Small Business in 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many managing directors the Small Business Service has.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many managing directors the Small Business Service has.
There are now 4.3 million businesses in the United Kingdom—the highest number ever recorded. There are 600,000 more businesses, and employment in small and medium sized enterprises has risen by over a million since 1997. Our small business sector continues to become more dynamic, and our business environment is now...
There are now 4.3 million businesses in the United Kingdom—the highest number ever recorded. There are 600,000 more businesses, and employment in small and medium sized enterprises has risen by over a million since 1997. Our small business sector continues to become more dynamic, and our business environment is now...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether an independent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Service; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether an independent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Service; and if he will make a statement.
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions (Margaret Hodge) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Small Business Service is publishing its business plan for 2006-07 on Friday 23 June 2006. Copies of the plan have been deposited in the Libraries of both...
My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Industry and the Regions (Margaret Hodge) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Small Business Service is publishing its business plan for 2006-07 on Friday 23 June 2006. Copies of the plan have been deposited in the Libraries of both...
The Small Business Service is publishing its business plan for 2006-07 on Friday 23 June 2006. Copies of the plan have been deposited in the Libraries of the House. Electronic versions are available on the SBS website www.sbs.gov.uk The Small Business Service was established in April 2000 as a specialist...
The Small Business Service is publishing its business plan for 2006-07 on Friday 23 June 2006. Copies of the plan have been deposited in the Libraries of the House. Electronic versions are available on the SBS website www.sbs.gov.uk The Small Business Service was established in April 2000 as a specialist...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the budget of the Government’s Small Business Service was in each financial year since its establishment; how many staff it employs; how many offices it (a) owns and (b) rents; what the annual rent paid on rented properties was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the budget of the Government’s Small Business Service was in each financial year since its establishment; how many staff it employs; how many offices it (a) owns and (b) rents; what the annual rent paid on rented properties was...
| Budget (£ million ) | |||||
| Programme | Administration | Staff numbers¹ | Offices owned²and rented (on a notional basis) | Notional annual rent paid³ (£ million) | |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 10 | 203 | 43 | 1.04 |
| 2001-02 | 268 | 13 | 326 | 45 | 0.74 |
| 2002-03 | 336 | 18 | 440 | 43 | 1.66 |
| 2003-04 | 378 | 19 | 427 | 43 | 1.45 |
| 2004-05 | 386 | 18 | 355 | 42 | 1.35 |
| 2005-06 | 216 | 13 | 240 | 43 | 1.49 |
| ¹ Staff numbers are those employed on SBS work, including agency staff, inward secondees and regional based staff. | |||||
| ² The SBS does not own any properties. | |||||
| ³ The DTI are the legal tenants of the properties housing the SBS and the SBS shows these figures in its annual accounts on a notional charge. | |||||
| 4 Rented. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| SBS Annual Reports and accounts, with the 2005-06 figures being on a provisional basis. |
Which Ministers of the Crown are accountable for the failures of the Small Business Service identified in the National Audit Office report.
Which Ministers of the Crown are accountable for the failures of the Small Business Service identified in the National Audit Office report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed by the (a) Postal Services Commission, (b) Office of Fair Trading, (c) Insolvency Service, (d) Patent Office Agency, (e) Companies House, (f) Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, (g) Office of Gas and Electricity Market, (h)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed by the (a) Postal Services Commission, (b) Office of Fair Trading, (c) Insolvency Service, (d) Patent Office Agency, (e) Companies House, (f) Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, (g) Office of Gas and Electricity Market, (h)...
| (a) Number of vacancies in Postcomm covering the period February 2005 to January 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month | Number of vacancies | Percentage |
| February 2005 | 4 | 7.27 |
| March 2005 | 4 | 7.01 |
| April 2005 | 2 | 3.38 |
| May 2005 | 2 | 3.44 |
| June 205 | 3 | 4.83 |
| July 2005 | 6 | 9.83 |
| August 2005 | 3 | 5.08 |
| September 2005 | 5 | 8.33 |
| October 2005 | 5 | 7.81 |
| November 2005 | 9 | 14.28 |
| December 2005 | 9 | 14.06 |
| January 2006 | 9 | 14.06 |
| Note: The Postal Services Commission is based in one office in London. |
| (h) Number of vacancies in National Weights and Measures Laboratory covering the period March 2005 to February 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month | Number of vacancies | Percentage |
| March 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| June 205 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2006 | 0.6 | 1.27 |
| February 2006 | 0.6 | 1.27 |
| Note: The National Weights and Measures Laboratory are based in one office in London |
| (i) Number of vacancies in Department of Trade and Industry covering the period March 2005 to February 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month | Number of vacancies | Percentage |
| March 2005 | 35 | 1.0 |
| April 2005 | — | — |
| May 2005 | 9 | 0.27 |
| June 2005 | 30.8 | 0.94 |
| July 2005 | 35.5 | 1.09 |
| August 2005 | 30 | 0.92 |
| September 2005 | 41.1 | 1.48 |
| October 2005 | 57 | 1.75 |
| November 2005 | 61 | 1.87 |
| December 2005 | 50 | 1.54 |
| January 2006 | 24 | 0.75 |
| February 2006 | 29 | 0.91 |
| Note: Vacancy figures are only collated for the Department of Trade and Industry as a whole. A regional analysis of vacancies could be obtained only at disproportionate costs. | ||
| (33) No figures available. |
| (j) Number of vacancies in Small Business Service covering the period March 2005 to February 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month | Number of vacancies | Percentage |
| March 2005 | 6 | 2.04 |
| April 2005 | — | — |
| May 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2005 | 7 | 2.92 |
| July 2005 | 5 | 2.08 |
| August 2005 | 3 | 1.27 |
| September 2005 | 10 | 3.51 |
| October 2005 | 5 | 1.77 |
| November 2005 | 4 | 1.45 |
| December 2005 | 5 | 2.38 |
| January 2006 | 2 | 0.93 |
| February 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| Note: Vacancy figures are only collated for the Small Business Service as a whole. A regional analysis of vacancies could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. | ||
| (34) No figures available. |
On 13 December 2005 in response to a question from the honourable Member for Burnley (Kitty Ussher), Official Report, Commons, col. 1907W, Alun Michael, Minister for Industry and the Regions informed the House that the DTI's Small Business Service (SBS) would shortly be publishing the overall small business research initiative...
On 13 December 2005 in response to a question from the honourable Member for Burnley (Kitty Ussher), Official Report, Commons, col. 1907W, Alun Michael, Minister for Industry and the Regions informed the House that the DTI's Small Business Service (SBS) would shortly be publishing the overall small business research initiative...
On 13 December 2005 in response to a question from the hon. Member for Burnley (Ms Kitty Ussher), Official Report, column 1907W, I informed the House that the DTI's Small Business Service (SBS) would shortly be publishing the overall Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) performance figures for 2003–04 and 2004–05....
On 13 December 2005 in response to a question from the hon. Member for Burnley (Ms Kitty Ussher), Official Report, column 1907W, I informed the House that the DTI's Small Business Service (SBS) would shortly be publishing the overall Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) performance figures for 2003–04 and 2004–05....
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the national targets are for the Small Business Service; and what the performance of offices covering south Devon are in relation to those targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the national targets are for the Small Business Service; and what the performance of offices covering south Devon are in relation to those targets.
| VAT Registrations per 10,000 resident adults | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Rate per 10,000 adults—most deprived areas | 25.4 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 28.6 | 27.7 |
| Rate per 10,000 adults—least deprived areas | 42.4 | 39.9 | 42.5 | 45.3 | 42.4 |
| Gap | 40 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 35 |
| Devon and Cornwall Business Link area | |||||
| Rate per 10,000 adults—most deprived areas | 34.8 | 32.1 | 37.0 | 44.8 | 38.4 |
| Rate per 10,000 adults—least deprived areas | 22.6 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 30.2 | 24.1 |
| Gap | -54 | -35 | -53 | -48 | -59 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to enable the regional development agencies to take over the responsibilities of the Small Business Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to enable the regional development agencies to take over the responsibilities of the Small Business Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses have started in Coventry, South with the help of the Small Business Service since its inception; and how much funding was disbursed by the Small Business Service to these businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses have started in Coventry, South with the help of the Small Business Service since its inception; and how much funding was disbursed by the Small Business Service to these businesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Service in assisting the establishment of new companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Small Business Service in assisting the establishment of new companies.