§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williams, supported by Mr. Sydney Bidwell, Mr. David Crouch, Mr. Robert Edwards, Mr. Robert McCrindle, Mr. Tom Normanton, Mr. John Pardoe, Mr. David Price, Mr. Nicholas Ridley and Sir John Rodgers, presented a Bill to require certain companies to appoint non-executive directors; to require such directors jointly to present independent annual statements to the shareholders; and for purposes connected therewith; and the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 20th July and to be printed. [Bill 169.]