§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of the administrative expenses of his Department he estimates to be directly or indirectly attributable to duties which must be carried out by his Department as a result of membership of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe proportion of the running costs of my Department directly or indirectly attributable to duties which must be carried out as a result of membership of the European Economic Community cannot be estimated without disproportionate cost, but it would not be very large.