§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the statistical forms issued to businesses by his Department and the number sent out of each. [37474]
§ Mr. NorrisThe following regular statistical forms are sent to businesses by the Department of Transport.
Title Number of forms sent in 1995 Continuing survey of road goods transport 20,200 Continuing international road haulage survey 8,420 Roll-on-roll-off goods vehicles 140 Local bus fares index 440 Public service vehicle operators' return 1,930 Ship owners' capital expenditure and international trade credit 93 Return of port traffic 227 Domestic waterborne freight 25 Overseas airlines' UK expenditure 106 Origins and destinations of UK international trade 120,000 1 This is a periodic survey previously carried out in 1978, 1987 and 1991, and now being carried out in 1996. In addition, a number of ad hoc surveys are usually carried out each year. Some will involve the use of a questionnaire, but others will be carried out mainly by personal interview. Numbers of surveys and subject areas 531W covered vary from year to year; however, on average about 12 such surveys are carried out annually, involving contact with about 10,000 businesses.