§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many substantive inquiries were made under the market information inquiries scheme for each month from March 1990 to date;
(2) how many major inquiries were made by businesses under the market information inquiries scheme for each month from March 1990 to date.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe table lists the numbers of market information inquiries billed to customers, in the financial year 1989–90 and between April 1990 and February 1991. The list shows the substantial increase in the sales of the service in 1990–91 against those in 1989–90.
Number Value (£) 1989–90 1,152 94,197 1990–91 April 215 19,197 May 219 17,752 June 211 16,717 July 216 20,388 August 315 24,148 September 336 25,441 October 378 30,370 November 351 24,357 December 108 9,987 January 701 59,361 February 320 22,033 Total 3,370 269,751 Charges for the market information inquiry service are baanded and are no longer split between "major" and "substantive".