§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many new posts have been created since 3 May 1979 in order to implement EEC legislative directives; what has been their cost; and if he will provide a breakdown of his statistics (a) 35W for all EEC directives and (b) for EEC directives on matters which had not previously been matters under administrative control in the United Kingdom, and also by numbers and costs of those employed (i) in the Civil Service, (ii) by local authorities and (iii) consequentially by industry and private individuals; and whether, for any figures which are not available, he will ensure that such calculations are capable of being made for all future EEC measures.
§ Mr. ChannonI regret that it is not possible to provide my hon. Friend with the information about the past for which he asks, nor would it be feasible to arrange to record the information in the future. Even if it were possible, the cost of collection would be excessive.