§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total cost of running the Detergents and Allied Products—Voluntary Scheme, Scrutiny Group, including all main constituent costs of any sort whatsoever such as expenditure on its own programmes, wages, rent, heating, lighting and maintenance, in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. MarksIn the 12 months ending 31st March 1978 the cost of running the Detergents and Allied Products—Voluntary Notification Scheme Scrutiny Group is estimated at £2,580. Research and 765W development of methodology for testing certain notified projects cost £2,500; £80 was needed for fees and other membership expenses. Costs in the 12 months to 31st March 1979 will depend on the number of notifications made to the group, but they are not expected to be significantly different from last year's figure.