§ Mr. AshtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions his Department has commissioned an independent inquiry or investigation into the privatisation of the Tote; who conducted the inquiry; and what were the conclusions.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe only independent inquiry into the feasibility of privatising the Tote has been conducted by Lloyd's Merchant bank; its conclusions were submitted in confidence to the Government in April and are still under consideration.