§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which investigations under sections 432, 466 and 442 of the Companies Act have been completed since 1 February 1988.
§ Mr. MaudeThe following investigations under these sections have been completed since 1 February 1988:
Company Name Type of Inquiry Signal Life Assurance Co. Limited S.432 Summer International plc (formerly Sumrie Clothes plc) S.442 and S.446 Guinness plc S.432 and S.442 Consolidated Gold Fields plc S.442 Bremner plc S.442 House of Fraser Holdings plc S.432
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the management target for the duration of inquiries under sections 432, 466 and 442 of the Companies Act.
§ Mr. MaudeThe usual practice is to agree a provisional time scale for the investigation with the inspectors at the outset and to hold regular progress meetings thereafter.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which inquiries under sections 432, 466 and 442 of the Companies Act are currently outstanding.
§ Mr. MaudeThe following investigations under section 432 and 442 of the Companies Act 1985 remain outstanding. There are no outstanding investigations under section 446.
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Date of Appointment Company Name Type of Investigations 8 November 1982 Minet Holdings plc S.432 8 November 1982 WMD Underwriting Agencies Limited S.432 11 March 1983 Graylaw Holdings plc S.432 11 March 1983 Link Service Stations Limited S.432 4 October 1983 Bank Street Securities Limited S.432 4 October 1983 Pennine Commercial Holdings Limited S.432 20 November 1987 Animal Defence Society Limited (The) S.432 10 June 1988 James Ferguson Holdings plc S.432 4 July 1988 James Ferguson Holdings plc S.442 4 July 1988 Barlow Clowes Gilt Managers Limited S.432 22 July 1988 James Neill Holdings plc S.442
Date of Appointment Company Name Type of Investigations 22 July 1988 F. H. Lloyd Holdings plc S.442 22 July 1988 Francis Industries Limited S.442 16 August 1988 Rotaprint plc S.432 16 August 1988 Rotaprint plc S.442 1 September 1988 Aldermanbury Trust plc S.432 20 October 1988 Consolidated Gold Fields plc S.442 19 December 1988 County NatWest Limited S.432 19 December 1988 County NatWest Securities Limited S.432
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the average length of time for completion of inquiries under sections 432, 466 and 442 of the Companies Act begun since May 1979.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many prosecutions have resulted from inquiries under sections 432, 466 and 442 of the Companies Act since May 1979.