Clause 17. — (Interpretation.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Statistics of Trade Bill – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 25 Gorffennaf 1947.

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Photo of Mr Charles Williams Mr Charles Williams , Torquay 12:00, 25 Gorffennaf 1947

I do not favour the inclusion of these words because we have been told that the purpose of the Bill is to collect statistics quickly and easily. The more Government Departments concerned there are, the more difficult that will be, because the more they are piling up figures, the slower the process will be. There has been an enormous increase in the amount of statistics coming in at a time when we have a shortage of staff of the quality needed to do this work.