§ Mr. Eggarasked the Minister for Trade whether a management information and accounting system is in use in his Department; whether the information adduced is received and analysed at ministerial level; whether it is publicly available; and whether any changes are proposed in the coming year.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to the reply, 28 July 1982, c. 524]: I have been asked to reply.
Management and accounting information is maintained in the Departments of Trade and Industry by a variety of means, and appropriate reports are regularly made to Ministers. Elements of this internal management information are made publicly available from time to time. The systems are currently being reviewed in detail with a view to extending their coverage and improving their structure.