HC Deb 16 June 1988 vol 135 c199W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Attorney-General who requested him to make contact with the Rowntree Charitable Trust to request written confirmation that it was mindful of its charitable responsibilities in respect to the proposed takeover of Rowntree plc.

The Attorney-General

The request for information to the trustees of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust was made on my behalf by an official in the Treasury Solicitor's Department, after consultation with my Department, following a report inThe Daily Telegraph on 2 June.