§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list all the reports by his Department following investigation into alleged wrongdoing or fraud which have referred to business transactions in(a) Liechtenstein or (b) Switzerland and its cantons.
§ Mr. LilleyThe information requested is not held centrally. However, all published inspectors' reports where the inspectors were appointed since 1979 have been reviewed and those listed in the table have been identified as containing references to business transactions in Liechtenstein or Switzerland:
Company Saint Piran Limited (interim report) Switzerland (final report) Liechtenstein House of Fraser plc (interim report) Switzerland Westminster Property Group plc Switzerland Equity & General plc Both Summer International plc Switzerland Bremner plc Switzerland House of Fraser Holdings plc Both Alexander Howden Holdings plc Both Minet Holdings plc/WMD Underwriting Agencies Limited (interim report) Switzerland (final report) Both For further information, I refer my hon. Friend to the reports themselves, copies of which are available in the Library.