§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Minister for Trade how many requests were made by Government Departments and local authorities for (a) microfiche copies of company records and (b) for original documents in each of the past five years.
§ Dr. VaughanThe number of inspections by Government Departments of the records of companies registered in Great Britain was approximately:
number 1978 223,000 1979 174,000 1980 197,000 1981 130,000 1982 243,000 No separate records are maintained of the number of inspections in which access to the original documents was required, nor of inspections made by, or on behalf of, local authorities.