HC Deb 15 November 1971 vol 826 cc12-3W
61. Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry why he requires the detailed information requested in form RE/70 sent out from the Business Statistics Office for the inquiry into the distributive and service trades for 1970.

Mr. Ridley

The information is essential for compiling the national income and expenditure accounts and for analysing economic trends.

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