HC Deb 07 November 1968 vol 772 c147W
73. Mr. Higgins

asked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what effect the time taken to produce United Kingdom input/output tables has upon their value to his Department.

Mr. Alan Williams

While it is not possible to estimate quantitatively the effect of the speed of production of input/output tables, their value is obviously greater the more quickly they are produced and the more recent the year to which they refer.