HC Deb 28 October 1997 vol 299 cc785-6W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what evidence concerning the operations of Lloyd's of London in 1982 has been passed by her Department to the Serious Fraud Office since the end of June 1997. [12976]

Mr. Ian McCartney

[holding answer 27 October 1997]: My officials received a number of papers relating to Lloyd's which were passed to the Serious Fraud Office for their consideration.

Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what costs have been incurred to date by the United Kingdom Government as amicus curiae in cases involving Lloyd's of London in the United States courts. [12975]

Mr. Ian McCartney

[holding answer 27 October 1997]: The costs of individual activities undertaken by the Government in pursuit of its regulatory responsibilities in respect of Lloyd's of London cannot be separately identified, and the resources devoted to producing them would be disproportionate.