§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of different questionnaires requiring an answer which were sent out by his Department in 1976; and how many of each sort were sent out.
§ Mr. ShoreAccording to information obtained by survey control procedures there were 52 regular and onead hoc statistical inquiries to local authorities.
In addition, there were seven ad statistical questionnaires to members of the public and seven regular statistical inquiries to businesses. These are listed below.
A: Ad Hoc Surveys No. 1. English House Conditions Survey 9,000 2. Housing and dwelling count pilot survey 2,000 3. Housing experiences of newly married couples. 1,060 4. Family homelessness in London 900 5. Acceptibility of small homes for first-time buyers. 620 6. Household movement in three London Housing Action Areas. 500 7. Housing problems of handicapped children. 290
B: Regular Enquiries No. Frequency 1. Sample of Building Society Mortgages. 2,500 Monthly 2. Estate Agents 350 Quarterly 3. Construction Output 20,000 Quarterly 4. Employment in the Construction Industry. 88,000 Annually 5. Orders for new construction 8,300 Monthly 6. Overseas construction contracts. 330 Annually 7.Private enterprise housing 2,000 4 monthly