Company Dividends (Hansard, 16 June 1994)

HC Deb 16 June 1994 vol 244 c626W 626W

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has for encouraging companies to retain profits rather than distribute them as dividends.

§ Mr. Nelson
The Chancellor has no plans to intervene in the control of dividends.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average level of dividends of the top 50 companies in each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Nelson
The Treasury does not monitor individual company results and does not have this information.