§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the increase in the number of self-service shops and stores, for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MeacherThere are no official estimates of the number of shops and stores using self-selection methods for any of the past 10 years. Estimates derived from censuses of distribution show that the estimated number of self-service shops in Great Britain in 1966 was 20,254 and also that the estimated number of self-service grocery shops in Great Britain was 19,279 in 1966 and 25,897 in 1971.