§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if, for each of the investigations authorised under the Companies Acts, where inspectors have been appointed and the investigation is in progress or the final report remains unpublished, he will publish a table showing the cost of to date, the business connections of the inspectors, the manner in which costs have been disbursed to each of the inspectors, the total number of hours for which his Department has been charged and the basis of fees.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe table below covers all current Companies Acts inspections where the inspection has been announced or, if completed, the report has not yet been published or a decision whether to publish has not been taken. Further information on costs is commercially confidential and I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 July 1993,Official Report, column 132.
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Company Inspectors Accountant inspectors costs (inc support staff and VAT) £ (000's) Legal inspectors costs (inc support staff and VAT) £ (000's) Cost of inspection/inspection to date £ (000's) James Ferguson Holdings Plc Mr. L. Ziman 4,180 1,558 5,738 Barlow Clowes Gilt Managers Ltd. Nabarro Nathanson Mr. W. Hoffman FCA, Baker Tilly Consolidated Gold Fields Plc. Mr. P. Heslop QC 3,415 384 3,799 Mr. R. Lewis FCA, Kidsons Impey Atlantic Computers Plc Mr. E. Hamilton QC 4,643 1,849 6,492 Atlantic Computer Systems Plc Mr. J. Scott FCA, BDO Binder Hamlyn Wace UK Holdings Ltd. Mr. A. Robertshaw 282 Tinsley Robor Plc Mr. C. Mayhew European Colour Plc both Departmental officers Mirror Group Newspapers Plc Mr. J. Thomas QC 4,331 1,003 5,334 Mr. R. Turner FCA, Neville Russell Chancery Plc Mr. R. Chandler, 86 203 KPMG Peat Marwick Mr. A. Robertshaw Mr. M. Deveson Mr. A. Fausset all Departmental officers Queens Moat Houses Plc Mr. P. Phillips QC 724 180 904 Mr. A. Burn FCA, BDO Binder Hamlyn