§ Dr. Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many questionnaires his Department sent out in January to April 1978, 1979 and 1980 which the recipients (a) were statutorily required to complete and (b) were not statutorily required to complete.
§ Mr. David HowellI am advised that during the periods January to April in each of the years 1978, 1979 and 1980 my Department required the completion of 38, 39 and 38 different questionnaires respectively. Thirty-five in each period were requests for statistical information of which eight were in furtherance of statutory obligations—either United Kingdom or EEC. The remainder were non-statutory.