§ Mr. Rookerasked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement regarding the period of time that the 15 cases currently referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions by the Department of Trade mentioned in his answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr, at 18th May 1978 have been with the Director.
§ The Attorney-GeneralOf the 15 cases currently referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions by the Department of Trade, five, which were the subject of investigations under Section 165 of the Companies Act 1948, were initially notified to him on various dates between June 1975 and August 1976. Of the 10, which were the subject of investigations under Section 109 of the Companies Act 1967, three were initially notified to him on various dates between November 1972 and November 1974, and seven between September 1975 and May 1978.