To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many Select Committee recommendations have been made about, and how many accepted by, his Department since April 1989.

In the 14 reports published by the Trade and Industry Select Committee since April 1989, to which the Government have responded, 210 recommendations were made, of which 154 have been accepted in whole or in part by the Government, or noted where no further action by Government was sought.In addition, the former Energy Select Committee published 24 reports from April 1989 to March 1992. Copies of the responses made by the Government are available in the Library of the House.