HC Deb 19 November 1976 vol 919 cc776-7W
Mr. David Hunt

asked the Secretary of State for Energy 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. John A. Cunningham

The number of surveys, questionnaires, censuses or similar investigations undertaken by my Department in recent years, partly or wholly at public expense, is as follows:

1974 18
1975 11
1976 3

It is not possible to quantify the full costs of all these exercises without disproportionate effort.

Thirteen of these surveys were of public attitudes in connection with the energy "Save It" campaign. Of the remainder, 17 are ongoing statistical inquiries in the energy sector; some of them have a very small coverage. Finally, there were two surveys of the use of private electricity generating plant in industry and about fuel and energy use in industry.

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