HC Deb 18 May 1993 vol 225 cc116-7W
Ms Corston

To ask the President of the Board of Trade on how many occasions in the last five years for which records are available he has exercised his discretionary power in applying to the courts for a disqualification order against a company director.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

The Secretary of State has issued the following number of directions to proceed under sections 6 and 8 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

Number of directions to proceed
Financial year Section 6 Section 8
1988–89 416 2
1989–90 462
1990–91 499 9
1991–92 700
1992–93 564 7