§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT as full and detailed a statement as may be readily available giving for as far back as possible the number of occasions upon which his Department have been asked to take action or investigate companies and their affairs; the dates when such applications were made and on how many different occasions were renewal applications made, and what action was taken by his Department in each instance and with what results.
§ Mr. John DaviesI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which was given to him on 3rd May about requests for investigations. It is not possible without a disproportionate expenditure of time and effort to give the information for which the hon. Member asks.—[Vol. 816, c. 262–3.]