HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 c230W
26. Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many inquiries his Department has now received from those requesting information about the effects of the single market in 1992; and what proportion of these have come from firms in the north-west.

Mr. Alan Clark

A total of 160,000 requests for information have been received since the Europe-Open for Business" campaign was launched in March 1988. Requests from firms in the north-west totalled nearly 13,000.