HC Deb 10 June 1992 vol 209 cc207-8W
Mr. Gapes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when his interim order under section 74 of the Fair Trading Act 1973 concerning AAH Holdings plc is due to expire; and whether he will extend the order.

Region Number of projects New jobs Safeguarded jobs Total jobs
1990–91
Scotland 41 9,799 798 10,595
Wales 70 2,636 7,166 9,802
Northern Ireland 23 1,248 2,186 3,434
North East 44 2,714 2,972 5,686
North West 53 1,810 8,697 10,507
Yorkshire and Humberside 26 2,464 2,091 4,555
East Midlands 15 820 1,572 2,392
West Midlands 73 4,410 6,815 11,225
East 3 135 700 835
South East 4 475 25 500
South West 3 580 0 580
Other 1 0 2,300 2,300
Total 356 27,181 35,230 62,411
1989
Scotland 34 4,551 645 5,198
Wales 42 3,564 2,050 5,614
Northern Ireland 17 1,187 8,558 9,745
North East 46 4,495 1,438 5,933
North West 52 2,646 4,538 7,184
Yorkshire and Humberside 11 600 1,100 1,700

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The Merger Situation (Medicopharma NV and AAH Holdings plc) (Interim Provision) Order 1992, which was made under section 89 of the Fair Trading Act 1973 on 7 May 1992, revoked the Merger Reference (Medicopharma NV and AAH Holdings plc) Order 1991 and the Merger Reference (Medicopharma NV and AAH Holdings plc) (Amendment) Order 1991, which had been made under section 74 of the Act. The effect of these earlier orders, limited to the Grampian and Highland regions, is reproduced in the new order. This new order has no expiry date.