asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can furnish an approximate estimate of the cost, in a normal post-war year, of the new permanent legislation passed since 3rd September, 1939, of a character not connected with the war; if he can also furnish a similar estimate in respect of Bills now before Parliament, on the assumption that they become law in their present form.

This information is being collected and I will circulate it later in the OFFICIAL REPORT.