HC Deb 28 March 1991 vol 188 c563W
Ms. Quin

To 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. Sainsbury

The 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".