§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for(a) small and medium enterprises and (b) larger companies (i) all licences and permits issued by 94W his Department and its agencies to companies permitting them to carry out their business, (ii) the cost of each such licence or permit in (A) 1997–98 and (B) 1999–2000 and (iii) the current number of companies which are in receipt of each such licence or permit. [76852]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 16 March 1999]: The Treasury and the Executive Agencies responsible to the Chancellor of the Exchequer do not issue licences or permits to enable companies to carry out their business.