Crown Prosecution Service (Hansard, 14 February 1990)

HC Deb 14 February 1990 vol 167 c234W 234W

§ Mr. Favell
To ask the Attorney-General, pursuant to his response to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr Fraser),Official Report, 12 February, column 67, if he will make a further statement on the role of the Crown prosecution service in relation to the case of Coren and Greenwood.

§ The Attorney-General
Primary responsibility for the enforcement of insider dealing legislation rests with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. The case of Coren and Greenwood involved a civil servant within the Office of Fair Trading, and because of the relation between that office and the DTI, the Crown prosecution service undertook the conduct of the proceedings. My assertion that this case was brought by the DTI was therefore incorrect, and I regret the mistake.