§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, further to his reply of 20 March,Official Report, column 525, on the directors of the Beaulieu group of companies charged with cheating the public Revenue and offences under section 39(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983 heard before the Harrogate justices, he will make a further statement on the progress of the case.
§ Mr. RyderJan De Clerck, Dominiek De Clerck, Luc De Clerck and Francis De Clerck are next due to appear upon a remand before the Harrogate justices on 16 August 1990.
The prosecution will seek to pursue committal proceedings on a date to be fixed by the court following representations by the parties at the remand hearing.