HC Deb 12 February 1990 vol 167 c19W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average annual increase in net income of large construction companies between 1974 and 1979, and since 1979, after deducting from net income as defined in his reply to the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Mailing on 15 January,Official Report, column 97, either actual or estimated amounts for both tax and employers' national insurance contributions.

1979 1980 19811 1982 1983 1984 19852
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Office Copy Register 0.75 0.63 0.75 0.70 0.66 0.63 0.60
Office Copy Filed Plan 0.75 0.63 0.75 0.70 0.66 0.63 0.60
Search of the Index Map 1.00 0.84 1.50 1.40 1.33 1.27 1.20
1 From 1 April 1981.
2 To 31 May 1985.

Since June 1985 there has been no direct charge for these pre-contract inquiries. From 2 April 1990 charges will be reintroduced for those items as follows, with constant price equivalents shown in brackets:

Office Copy Register £12.00 (£5.54).
Office Copy Filed Plan
Search of the Index Map £6.00 (£2.77).