asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if his Department will compile and publish an inventory of European legislative, regulatory and administrative measures on pollution control for the use of those in trade and industry.
This would be a considerable task and, given that the European Commission has proposed a study of the legislation of member States on pollution control, I am not satisfied that the cost of compiling and publishing the inventory would be justified. However, the Department is prepared to help individual firms and industries which require specific information and is making available to trade associations a list of E.E.C. directives issued (or in draft) under Article 100 of the E.E.C. Treaty which includes all those in any way connected with pollution control.
| 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | ||||||
| North | … | … | … | … | … | 18,750 | 15,380 | 16,510 | 5,290 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | … | … | … | 9,340 | 11,190 | 9,390 | 5,870 | ||
| East Midlands | … | … | … | … | … | 6,280 | 8,140 | 6,950 | 5,920 |
| East Anglia | … | … | … | … | … | 4,720 | 9,910 | 4,160 | 4,200 |
| South East | … | … | … | … | … | 14,220 | 22,190 | 25,520 | 23,470 |
| South West | … | … | … | … | … | 7,560 | 10,200 | 8,340 | 4,870 |
| Wales | … | … | … | … | … | 16,510 | 16,790 | 14,650 | 5,610 |
| West Midlands | … | … | … | … | … | 5,240 | 7,320 | 6,870 | 4,480 |
| North West | … | … | … | … | … | 23,300 | 20,380 | 17,030 | 6,900 |
| Scotland | … | … | … | … | … | 20,520 | 17,250 | 10,580 | 13,260 |