§ 27. Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many investigations have been conducted by the Customs and Excise over the last two years into the activities of multinational companies; how many of these activities have resulted in a court case; and how many have been settled outside court on what is known as a "compound settlement".
§ Mr. Peter ReesThere are no figures available which distinguish investigations made into what may be described as multinational companies and to produce them would involve unacceptable costs.