§ Mr. FisherTo ask the President of the Board of Trade which statistics his Department has discontinued(a) the collection and (b) the publication of since 1989. [32867]
§ Mr. LangIn 1989 responsibility for the collection and publication of economic statistics was transferred from my Department to the Central Statistical Office—now the Office for National Statistics. Since that, there have been no major changes in the collection orf publication of the statistics that remain within the control of my Department. Minor changes in statistical series are made from time to time in response to the requirements of Government and international organisations for statistical information.