§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the surplus of income over expenditure achieved by the Companies House agency in 621W the financial year 1989–90; and whether that surplus is netof the expenditure on the companies investigation branch of the Department of Trade and Industry.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 30 October 1990]: For 1989–90 Companies House executive agency achieved a gross surplus of income over expenditure of £11.1 million. This gross operating surplus funds other costs of running the system of regulating companies and developing law, including the companies investigation branch of the DTI.