§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what was the number of different questionnaires requiring an answer which were sent out by his Department in 1976; and how many of each sort were sent out.
§ Mr. John FraserNone. Any questionnaires my Department has sent out have been for reply on a voluntary basis. During 1976 these included a questionnaire as part of an ongoing investigation started during 1976 and involving 19 87W hospitals about accidents in the home; a one-off questionnaire sent to area health authorities for distribution to casualty departments in England seeking information about fireworks injuries during the Guy Fawkes season; and a statistical exercise about fresh food prices which involved the weekly return of a form by 45 businesses.