§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will raise, from 20 to 30, the number of employees in a firm below which exemption is granted from completing form PA 922 under the provisions of Section 2 of the Statistics of Trade Act 1947.
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§ Mr. Les HuckfieldIt is necessary to continue to collect information in the annual census of production from firms employing 20 or more persons to meet obligatory statistical requirements of the European Economic Communities.
I have myself visited the Statistical Office of the European Communities to discuss the extent of these statistical requirements.