§ 36. Mr. Dudley Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade how many Census of Production for 1968 forms relating to mechanical engineering have been sent out by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the time it will take a senior executive of each company concerned to complete it.
§ Mr. DellOn 1st January, 1969, 11,854 copies of the form relating to mechanical engineering were sent to firms in industry employing over 25 persons. The variability between firms prevents the making of a useful estimate.