HC Deb 07 June 1951 vol 488 c135W
15. Mr. Walker-Smith

asked the President of the Board of Trade why the Census of Distribution Offices send a standard form letter to all persons whose Census of Distribution return shows a deviation from average in respect of turnover per head, inviting the confirmation or amendment of the return.

Sir H. Shawcross

Completed forms received in the Census of Distribution office are examined with a view to detecting inadvertent inaccuracies. One of the tests is to relate the turnover to the number of people working in the business. Those traders whose forms show a wide deviation from the normal range for their kind of business, are invited to confirm or amend the figures provided. This simple test will help to ensure that the report will contain accurate and reliable information.

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