§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of the cases of insider trading referred to his Department for investigation since 1983 together with his findings, indicating which of these cases have been or will be re-opened to make use of the powers which are now available to him.
§ Mr. HowardNo. Those involved in the investigation of a possible offence are entitled not to be identified if no prosecution ensues. I could not identify cases where further investigations were being undertaken without jeopardising the prospects of establishing whether a contravention occurred.