§ Mr. Cashasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the answers of 3 June, Official Report, column 409, to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Ashdown) concerning the Wolverhampton Group of Steel Companies, on what date representations were last received by him from the former managing director and principal shareholder; and what response he made.
§ Mr. HowardBetween 12 July 1984 and 28 February 1985 representations on behalf of the former managing director and principal shareholder of the Wolverhampton Group of Steel Companies were received by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, by the Attorney-General, and by Her Majesty's Treasury, from the hon. Member for Calder Valley (Mr. Thompson) in whose constituency he resides. The response was that no case for compensation to be paid by the Crown to the companies concerned or to their former managing director and principal shareholder could be sustained and I have no reason to take any other view.