§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will bring forward proposals under which the directors of a public limited company would be required to state in the directors' report the number of shares bought and sold by them during a year.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonNo. The Companies Act requires disclosure in either the directors' report of the notes to the accounts of directors' interests in shares at the beginning and end of the financial year. It also requires the company to keep a register of directors' interests in the company's shares which is open for inspection to shareholders and —for a fee—the public; copies may be obtained for a fee.