§ Mr. Porterasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many official forms are issued by his Department; and how this compares with 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsMy Department currently has 2,185 different forms which are used by the public, businesses or local authorities; corresponding figures for 1979 are not available. However, since the publication of "Administrative Forms in Government" (Cmnd. 8504) in February 1982, 273 forms have been reviewed of which 104 were abolished.