Company Law Reform

HC Deb 06 July 1993 vol 228 cc103-4W

Mr. Cash

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a list of the members of each of the DTI working groups examining the scope for company law reform.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The following is a list of the external members of the working groups formed to date:

Financial Assistance for the Purchase of a Company's Own Shares:

Ms Rosemary Cairns, Mr. Clive Edrupt, Mrs. Wendy Gadd, Mr. Martyn Jones, Mr. William Knight, Mr. Neil Matthewson, Mr. Ronald Paterson, Mr. Stuart Russell.

Private Companies

Mr. Robin Bell, Mr. Richard Brown, Ms Rosemary Cairns, Mrs. Judith Freedman, Mr. Jeremy Pope, Mr. Derek Scott, Mr. Christopher Swinson, Mr. Piers Wolf.

Group Law

Ms Rosemary Cairns, Ms Harriet Creamer, Mr. Michael Garner, Mr. Michael Levitton, Mr. Stuart Murray, Professor Daniel Prentice, Miss Isobel Sharpe, Mr. Kevin Sweeney, Ms Pauline Wallace.

Registration of Company Charges

Mr. Trevor Aldridge QC, Mr. Peter Graham, Mr. Michael Hall, Mr. Bruce Patrick, Mr. Michael Ryden.

Company Voluntary Arrangements

Miss Mary Arden QC, Mr. W. G. Bradford, Professor I. Fletcher, Mr. I. Fletcher, Mr. Mark Goldstein, Mr. Mark Homan, Mr. J. Pollard, Mr. H. Rajak.

I intend to consult widely on proposals for reform enabling everybody concerned to have a full opportunity to comment.