§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answer of 24 November, Official Report, column 7, what was the name of the institution which returned British Telecom shares of its own volition; what was the number of shares involved; and what inquiries were made into the circumstances in which the applications for these shares were made.
§ Mr. PattieA total of 72,800 shares were returned by Société Générale Merchant Bank Ltd. The papers were passed to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who concluded that no further action was warranted.