§ Ms RuddockTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much has been recovered under section 242a of the Companies Act 1985 in penalties and how much has been claimed in penalties and is still outstanding; how many claims for payment of a civil penalty under section 242a have ben made; and in how many cases the Registrar of Companies has exercised his discretion under subsection (3) of section 242a. [35230]
Mr. OppenehimResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to Companies House under its chief executive, David Durham, I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from David Durham to Mrs. Joan Ruddock, dated 18 July 1995:
I have been asked to reply to your Question about late filing penalties1221WThe late filing penalty system was introduced on 1 July 1992 and details of the information you requested are set out in the table below.
Penalties recovered £ million Penalties claimed £ million Penalties outstanding £ million Penalties claimed (Number) Penalties waived (Number) July 1992–June 1995 42.2 55.9 9.1 259,878 8,853 I hope this is helpful.