§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the total number of different forms which his Department, and its subordinate agencies, currently have available for different purposes requiring completion by members of the general public; and how that number compares with the answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh on 8th March 1976.
§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the total number of different forms which his Department, and its subordinate agencies, currently have available for different purposes requiring completion by members of the general public; and how that number compares with the answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh on 8th March 1978.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldI have also been asked to reply to the Question addressed to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade.
Details of the number of statistical forms issued by the Departments of Industry, Trade and Prices and Consumer Protection, which share a common statistical service, were given in answer to a Question by the hon. Member for Wirral (Mr. Hunt) on 12th April 1978. The figure of 780,000 statistical forms given in answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh on 8th March 1976 related to the number of statistical forms sent out in the 12 months ended June 1975. Similar information about non-statistical forms could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.