§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Industry, in the case of those certificates and licences for the issue of which he has responsibility, whether the fees for issue have been increased by a greater amount or a greater percentage than that represented by a rise from £2.50 in 1973 to £13 in 1978.
§ Mr. Cryer, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24th April 1978; Vol. 948, c. 453] gave the following information:
My Department issues numerous certificates for calibrating instruments and for chemical analysis. Many of the fees have increased by more than £10.50 since 1973, but generally starting from a considerably higher base than £2.50. A few of the increases have exceeded the percentage indicated.