HC Deb 12 July 1971 vol 821 c16W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will not give answers to hon. Members' questions which do not give the statistics requested, but instead give references to publications in which figures can be found, which increases the work of Members in finding them.

Mr. Ridley

I am always ready to help hon. Members in matters relating to statistics, but where information asked for can readily and easily be extracted from published sources available in the Library, I propose to continue the established practice of referring hon. Members to these sources.