HC Deb 07 February 1972 vol 830 c246W
65. Mr. Tom Boardman

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the cost incurred in the last four months in preparing the answers to Parliamentary Questions referring to the Companies Acts and the related legislation.

Mr. Ridley

At the most cautious estimate, the direct cost of the work was £2,400; furthermore, this takes no account of the consequential costs of delay, and indeed occasional disruption, of other work.