§ Mr. David Huntasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many surveys, questionnaires, censuses or similar investigations have been carried out, either wholly or partly, at public expense, on behalf of or by his Department, or by any public bodies for which he is responsible in 1974, 1975 and in 1976 to date, respectively, specifying their nature and purpose and the total cost to public funds.
§ Dr. GilbertThree inquiries of the kind listed have been undertaken on behalf of the Ministry of Defence: (a) a survey of ex-Service men in 1974 to provide information for the Resettlement Branches of the Services on all aspects of 577W resettlement into civilian life; (b) a quarterly survey each year, as part of a large "omnibus" survey organised by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, to assess the attitude of the general public towards the Armed Services; (c) a number of projects undertaken by the Central Office of Information for the purpose of developing and evaluating publicity material for the Armed Services.
The total costs to public funds for 1974 was £63,310, for 1975, £67, 840, and for 1976, £36,250.