§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, further to the reply that he gave to the right hon. Member for Great Grimsby on 31 January,Official Report, column 225, he will give details of the number of convictions obtained by his Department where the defendants pleaded not guilty.
§ Mr. RedwoodTwo convictions for insider dealing offences have been obtained by my Department after the defendants had pleaded not guilty. In one of those cases the defendant was subsequently acquitted on appeal.