HC Deb 03 May 1962 vol 658 cc159-60W
Mr. Goodhart

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will now publish a list of the titles of reports completed by the Social Survey in the last decade; and if he will indicate which of these reports have been published, and where.

Sir E. Boyle

The following is a list of titles of reports completed by the Social Survey Division of the Central Office of Information since 1951. Those marked (P) have been published by the Central Office, but where a price is not given are now out of print:

s. d.
Scientific Manpower (P).
Domestic Heating (P) 10 0
Technical Information in Industry (P).
British Industries Fair 1952 (No. 1 and No. 2) (P).
General Practitioners (P).
Sound Insulation in Flats (P).
Small Scale Food Production.
Medical Service in the Armed Forces (P).
Experiments in Hospital Ward Organisation.
British Industries Fair 1954.
Parking Space (P).
Domestic Heating (No. 2) (P) 7 6
Promotion Prospects in Industry.
Reading Habits of Technologists (P) 22 6
Foster Parents (P) 7 6
Post Office Services (P) 60 0
Nursing Methods in a General Hospital (P) 22 6
Medresco Hearing Aid (II).
Welfare Foods (No. 2) (P) 17 6
Hospital Ward Organisation.
Services Recruitment.
Army Manpower.
Survey among Grassland Farmers (P) 47 6
Survey among Grassland Farmers (summarised version) (P) 12 6
Refuse Disposal in Flats (P) 5 0
The Wearing of Crash Helmets by Motor-Cyclists (P) 10 0
Accidents to Young Motor-Cyclists (P) 12 6
The Higher National Certificate 1952 (P) 10 0
Formal Training in Agriculture (P) 25 0
Access to Flats.
Drunkenness.
Children's Play Spaces.
s. d.
New Army Uniforms.
Weights and Measures.
Residential Use of Caravans (P) 9 0
Origin and Destination of Commercial Traffic in London.
Old Peoples Housing.
Space Utilisation in Offices.
Dissemination of Information to the Building Industry.
Aircrew Recruitment.
Smokeless Fuel.
Expenditure on
(a) Repairs and Alterations to Domestic Property, on Gardens, Removals, Domestic Service and Laundry (P) 17 6
(b) Repairs and Alterations to Domestic Property, on Gardens, Removals, Domestic Service, Pets, Meals in Catering Establishments and Cleaning Materials (P) 17 6
(c) Meals in Catering Establishments (P) 30 0

In addition, a small number of surveys which have not been published have been carried out for the administrative purposes of the Post Office.

The following publications incorporate reports or material produced by the Social Survey:

  1. (a) H.M. Stationery Office Publications:
    • Scientific and Engineering Manpower in Britain.
    • Noise in three Groups of Flats with different floor insulations (Research Paper No. 27).
    • "15–18" (Vol. II: Surveys).
    • Technical Appendix to the Report of the Royal Commission on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration 1957–60 (Cmnd. 1064).
    • Rent Act 1957—Report of Inquiry (Cmnd. 1246).
    • Survey of the Employment of Women Scientists and Engineers.
    • Road Safety. The Slough Experiment, 1955–57.
    • Reports of National Food Survey. Domestic Food Consumption and Expenditure. (Published Annually).
    • 1953–54 Household Expenditure. Report of an Enquiry.
    • 1957–59 Family Expenditure Survey. Report.
    • National Insurance Retirement Pensions. Reasons Given for Retiring or Continuing at Work (Occasional Paper).
  2. (b) Publications by other bodies:
    • Report on Enquiry into the Costs of Distributing White Fish. White Fish Authority 1956.
    • The Consumer's Food Buying Habits. European Productivity Agency May, 1958.
    • Technical Information and the Smaller Firm. European Productivity Agency October, 1958.
    • Meals on Wheels Service. National Corporation for the Care of Old People January, 1961.