HC Deb 01 November 1990 vol 178 c777W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he will seek to introduce legislation to give individual shareholders access to information which the directors have used for decision-making.

Mr. Redwood

No. The imposition of such a requirement would give rise to considerable difficulties for companies given the range of information used by directors and the fact that it is frequently confidential and price sensitive in nature.