§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Employment why Form ED90B Annual Census of Employment asks for the VAT registration number of the person to whom the form is sent; what use is made of this information; and what other Departments have access to this information.
§ Mr. GoldingThe forms used by this Department to collect information in the annual census of employment, including
Sponsor Project Jobs MSC Grant London and South East area £ National Union of Teachers … Clerical work on archives and in library 3 6,122 Midlands area National Union of Teachers … Preparation of publicity material for various educational groups 8 18,720 Northern area NALGO … Improvement to lawn tennis and bowling facilities available to members and public 10 4,979 In addition, three jobs have been sponsored by the North East Trade Union Studies Information Unit, with an MSC grant of £7,809, to provide research facilities and local information for trade unions in the Northern area.
Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list
518WForm ED90B, seek VAT registration numbers solely for statistical purposes. The aim is to help prepare aggregate statistics on employment on the same basis, for example, for the same group of firms in an industry, service or area, as that for which other Government statistics are compiled. Present intentions are for the VAT numbers to be passed only to the Business Statistics Office.