HC Deb 20 July 1993 vol 229 cc130-1W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a list showing the cost of the reports completed by his Department's inspectors but which remain unpublished.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The following table lists the costs of unpublished inspectors' reports where the decision to publish remains under consideration.

Name of company 1Cost £
Graylaw Holdings pic 474,045
Link Service Stations Ltd.
British Anzani plc
Bank Street Securities Ltd. 171,628
Medwey Secondary Metals Ltd. 99,971
The Bestwood plc 2, 725,354
Atlanta Fund Managers Ltd.
1 Including VAT.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many directors have been disqualified under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 as a result of the criticisms contained in DTI inspectors' reports.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

Four.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 24 June,Official Report, columns 261–62, if he will list the accountancy and law firms criticised in the inspectors' reports published during the year to 31 March.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

Of the four reports detailed in the reply given to the hon. Member on 24 June, two contain criticism of either accountancy or law firms or both. The degree of criticism varies and reference should be made to the individual reports.

Investigation Accountancy firm Law firm
Norton Group plc Hacker Young Taylor Joynson Garrett
Edencorp Leisure plc Ernst & Young —