§ Mr. Rookerasked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the number of cases currently referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions following Department of Trade investigations.
§ The Attorney-General,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 4th July 1977; Vol. 934, c. 407], gave the following information:
Of the 17 cases currently referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions by the Department of Trade, nine were the subject of investigation under Section 165 of the Companies Act 1948 and eight were the subject of inspection under Section 109 of the Companies Act 1967.