§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will give a breakdown of the manner in which the 1989–90 surplus of the Companies House executive agency has been disbursed.
§ Mr. RedwoodCompanies House's operating surplus funds the wider costs of running the system of regulating companies and developing company law. In 1989–90 the relevant costs were investigations division (including external inspections) £10.5 million, companies division £1.6 million and the solicitors' office £0.5 million.