§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sections or agencies exist in his Department for collecting information from, or giving advice and assistance to, private sector industry.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe Treasury has no regular contacts with private sector industry, which are mainly the concern of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The inland Revenue and Customs and Excise Department collect information from companies in the ordinary course of their duties; some statistical data thus obtained is published.