§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry why details are no longer available of the first occasion when his Department was requested to take action against the Mias Group of Companies; and why he is unable to give details of the number of occasions he was requested to take action. when this information is available for other companies during the same period of time.
§ Mr. NobleSome of the 1958 files relating to this group have been destroyed in accordance with usual practice following completion of the necessary action. Files relating to other companies may have been required at more recent dates and, therefore, have been retained for the time being.