HC Deb 10 December 1971 vol 827 c429W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department's inspectors' report into the affairs of Pinnock Finance Company (Great Britain) Limited covered in so far as they were relevant the affairs of associated and/or subsidiary companies outside the United Kingdom.

Mr. Ridley

Yes, so far as this was necesssary to explain the transactions carried out by Pinnock Finance Company (Great Britain) Limited and where the overseas companies had carried on business in the United Kingdom and records were available.