§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many civil servants, and at what cost per annum, are employed to deal with EEC business in his Department in (a) London, (b) Brussels and (c) elsewhere.
§ Mr. David MitchellDetailed statistics are not available in this form. Staff of many divisions of the Department of Industry are involved with EEC questions as part of their normal duries. Besides this, one branch in the central policy division is primarily concerned with the CD-ordination of such work.
§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many representations he has received from (a) business men, (b) trade associations, (c) trades unions, and (d) the general public against EEC policy, directives or regulations since membership.
§ Mr. David MitchellIt is not possible to give a breakdown in the form requested from the large number of contacts the Department has with interested bodies in the course of its consideration of Community issues. The representations we receive are taken into account in the formulation of the Department's resonse towards propsals relating to Community policies and instruments.
§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many EEC directives or regulations which are at present in force were resisted by his Department before their implementation.
§ Mr. David MitchellDetailed information is not available in the form requested. However, the Department's attitude towards Community discussion of446W individual proposals put forward by the Commission is determined by an evaluation of where the United Kingdom's best interests lie in each case.