HC Deb 29 November 1991 vol 199 c687W
Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now publish in full his Department's inspectors' report into the contested takeover of Distillers by Guinness.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 28 November 1991]: No.

Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the status of the report by DTI inspectors into the contested takeover of Distillers by Guinness.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 28 November 1991]: The inspectors have submitted an interim report under the provisions of section 437(1) of the Companies Act 1985 which remains unpublished.

Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now make available in the Library those parts of his Department's inspectors' report into the contested takeover of Distillers by Guinness which have been made available to(a) Argyll and Guinness or (b) otherwise made public.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 28 November 1991]: No. Reports are made available to Parliament on publication.

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