§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Prime Minister how many forms were sent to the public for which the Central Statistical Office is responsible; and what was the total number of pages contained in these forms, both in February 1974 and at the latest available date.
§ The Prime MinisterIn February 1974, one form of one page to 80 respondents. In June 1978, six forms with an average of just over three pages to 1,549 respondents. However, the figure for June 1978 is not typical, since it includes two regular quarterly inquiries and two ad hoc surveys. Taking a longer period, in the year ending February 1974 the Central Statistical Office conducted four regular surveys and sent out 1,730 forms of one page each, whereas in the year ending June 1978 it conducted four regular surveys and sent out 1,700 forms of one page each.