§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if she will set out in the Official Report the forms required by her Department or organisations for which she is responsible to be completed by firms with less than 200 employees or turnover of less than £500,000 per annum, the frequency with which such forms are required, the number of questions asked and the use to which the information so obtained is put; and what steps she is taking to reduce such form filling.
Mr. Alan WilliamsMy Department has no forms which firms are required to complete. However, the Department carries out a weekly survey to which 66 greengrocers voluntarily contribute information on the prices of fresh fruit and vegetables. This information is used in the preparation of the Department's weekly Press notice and recorded telephone message on prospective food prices. The hon. Member can obtain from the Director General of Fair Trading copies of forms issued by his office.