§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the number of Department of Trade and Industry investigations approved under the 91W Companies Acts since June 1979 and the number of reports published in the same period, clearly distinguishing between those relating to investigations approved in the pre-June 1979 and the post-June 1979 periods.
§ Mr. RedwoodInspections into 56 companies, some of which are linked, have begun since June 1979. During that same period, 32 reports have been published dealing with 46 different companies. Of the 32 published reports, 13 dealing with 16 different companies relate to inspections begun after 1 June 1979.