§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether Sona Consultants Limited, of Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, submitted all outstanding information required to enable his Department to decide upon an application for financial support; what were the dates on which meetings have taken place between departmental officials and representatives of the company since it acquired Moderna in November, 1976; what were the dates of all letters sent by his Department to Sona Consultants since November 1976; and what were the dates of any letters sent by Sona Consultants to his Department, since that time.
§ Mr. CryerNo; Sona Consultants Ltd. has not submitted any of the outstanding information required.
Meetings between officials of my Department and representatives of the company took place on 16th December 1976 and, in 1977, on 4th January, 1st February, 3rd March, 7th March and 13th March.
Letters were sent by the Department to the company or its subsidiary, Moderna Ltd., in 1977, on 6th January, 7th February, 8th March, 4th April, 5th April, 13th April, 27th April, 12th May, 19th May, 29th June and 13th July.
Letters received by the Department from the company or its subsidiary were dated 3rd January, 11th January, 11th February, 31st March, 12th April, 18th May, 20th May and 11th July—all 1977.
§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Industry when, in the absence of 323W all required information, his Department will deem any application for financial assistance by Sona Consultants Limited, of Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, as being no longer before his Department for consideration; what further action has been taken in the past two months to secure outstanding information from the company; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CryerIn the light of the latest letter from the company, dated 11th July, the company has been informed that its application will be treated as withdrawn unless its outstanding information is received by 10th August. The Department wrote to the company on 12th and 19th May and on 29th June, and attempts have also been made to contact the company by telephone at Mytholmroyd and by telephone and in person at their firm's headquarters address.