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Appendices
Appendix A
Government in matters that are reserved to the
UK Parliament under the terms of the Scotland
Act 1998. Promotes the devolution settlement by
encouraging co-operation, between both the
parliaments and between the UK Government and
the Scottish Executive, or otherwise intervenes as
required by the Act.
*Wales Office
Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER
Tel: 020 7270 0549 Fax: 020 7270 0568
e-mail: wales.office@wales.gov.uk
Website: www.walesojfice.gov.uk
The Secretary of State for Wales is the member of
the UK Cabinet who takes the lead in matters
connected with the Government of Wales Act 1998.
The Secretary of State is responsible for consulting
the Assembly on the Government’s legislative
programme.
Economic affairs
*Department of Trade and Industry
1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 5000
e-mail: enquiries@dti.gov.uk
Website: www.dti.gov.uk
Competitiveness; enterprise, innovation and
productivity; science, engineering and technology;
markets; the legal and regulatory framework for
business and consumers. Specific responsibilities
include innovation policy; regional industrial
policy and the Regional Development Agencies
(E); small businesses (E); spread of management
best practice; business/education links (E);
employment relations; international trade policy;
energy policy; company law; insolvency; radio
regulation; patents and copyright protection;
import and export licensing; relations with
specific business sectors.
Executive agencies
Companies House
Employment Tribunals Service
Insolvency Service
National Weights and Measures Laboratory
Patent Office
Radiocommunications Agency
Small Business Service
British Trade International (see page 368) is
a body jointly funded by DTI and the Foreign &
Commonwealth Office.
Office of Manpower Economics (OME)
Oxford House, 76 Oxford Street,
London WIN 9FD
Tel: 020 7467 7244 Fax: 020 7467 7248
Website: www.ome.uk.com
OME is a non-statutory body providing a
secretariat for the six public-sector Pay Review
Bodies which deal with: school teachers; nurses;
doctors and dentists; senior civil servants and the
judiciary; the armed forces; and prison officers. It
also serves the Police Negotiating Board and the
Police Advisory Board, and carries out a range of
studies into Civil Service pay levels and other
related pay matters.
Office of Science and Technology (OST)
1 Victoria Street, London SW1H GET
Tel: 020 7215 3973 Fax: 020 7215 0394
Website: www.ost.gov.uk
The Office of Science and Technology (OST)
supports the Secretary of State for Trade and
Industry and the Minister for Science on issues of
science, engineering and technology. Headed by
the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser (who
reports direct to the Prime Minister), the OST is
responsible for policy on science, engineering and
technology (SET), both nationally and
internationally, and co-ordinates SET policy across
government departments. Through the Director
General of Research Councils, the OST also has
responsibility for the Science Budget, and for the
government-financed Research Councils.
*HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ
Tel: 020 7270 5000
Website: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Oversight of the framework for monetary policy;
tax policy; planning and control of public
spending; government accounting; the quality and
cost-effectiveness of public services; increasing
productivity and expanding economic and
employment opportunities; promoting international
financial stability and the UK’s economic interests;
the regime for supervision of financial services,
management of central government debt and supply
of notes and coins (UK).
HM Customs and Excise
New King’s Beam House, 22 Upper Ground,
London SE1 9PJ
Tel: 020 7620 1313
Website: www.hmce.gov.uk
A department reporting to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. Responsible for collecting and
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