§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many forms are required by his Department, or organisations
STATISTICAL FORMS ISSUED TO FIRMS IN INDUSTRY IN 1975 Subject of Statistical Inquiry Frequency Number of forms Total number issued in 1975 Industries' sales … Quarterly … … … 29,800 119,100 Industries'purchases … Every 3–5 years … … … 24,000 24,000 Census of production (manufacturing) … Annual … … … 34,000 34,000 Census of production (construction) … Annual … … … 14,400 14,400 Mines and quarries … Annual … … … 4,100 4,100 Building materials … Quarterly … … … 1,100 4,000 Monthly … … … 650 8,000 Other production and order statistics … — — 94,800 Purchases of fuel by large users … Quarterly … … … 800 3,300 Fuel stocks/consumption of large users Monthly in winter, quarterly in summer. 900 7,000 Standby electricity generating plant … One-off … … … 42,000 42,000 Expenditure on research and development: 1st stage … Every 2–3 years … … 5,000 5,000 2nd stage … Every 2–3 years … … 2,400 — Manufacturers capital expenditure … Quarterly … … … 2,500 10,000 Manufacturers regional extension … Quarterly … … … 1,250 5,000 Manufacturers investment intentions … Four-monthly … … 1,900 5,700 Manufacturers stocks … Quarterly … … … 1,000 4,000 Monthly … … … 900 10,800 Export prospects survey … Quarterly … … … 70 100 Wholesale prices*† … Quarterly … … … 3,000 9,000 Monthly … … … 8,000 105,000 Overseas transactions † … Annual … … … 3,100 3,100 Quarterly* … … … 750 3,000 Census of overseas assets † … Triennial … … … 7,600 7,600 Company liquidity … Quarterly … … … 215 900 Register proving forms … — — 33,000 556,000 * A shuttle form is used. † Also covers firms in the distributive and service industries.