§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give further details of the action taken by his Department under Section 109 of the Companies Act, 1967, in the case of the 145 public companies and 103 private companies up until 31st May, 1971; in how many cases were inspectors appointed; what action was taken; and in how many cases this included prosecution.
§ Sir J. Eden
Inquiries under Section 109 of the Companies Act, 1967, subsequently resulting in the appointment of Inspectors under Section 165(b) of the Companies Act, 1948 31 Inquiries under Section 109 of the Companies Act 1967 subsequently resulting in windingup Orders following petitions filed by the Department 25 Successful prosecutions 23 Inquiries resulting in no further action 61 Inquiries continuing 107 Total 247