§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby on 19 March,Official Report, column 429, he is yet in a position to announce his Department's actions relating to Lonrho plc's noncompliance with schedule 7, paragraph 9 to the Companies Act 1985.
§ Mr. RedwoodLonrho plc has informed my Department that it employs fewer than 250 persons, and is therefore not subject to the provisions of paragraph 9 of schedule 7 to the Companies Act 1985.