HC Deb 19 June 1996 vol 279 cc461-2W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if(a) Metta Trading Ltd. and (b) Metalchem International Ltd. are the subject of current investigations by HM Customs and Excise; [33298]

(2) on what occasions (a) Metta Trading Ltd. and (b) Metalchem International Ltd. were the subject of investigations by HM Customs and Excise between 1991 and 1996. [33299]

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

It is not the normal practice of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to reveal, other than in the course of legal proceedings, details of whether particular companies or individuals are, or are not, the subject of investigation. Provision of such details might be both unfair to those caught up in customs inquiries and prejudice current or future investigation.

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