§ Mr. Rhodri MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many compensatory(a) refunds and (b) free searches have been given to subscribers to the new on-line Companies House information system since its inception. [27313]
§ Mr. Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 3 February 1998]: Companies House has granted refunds of a month's subscription charge, in the form of a free subscription for the forthcoming month, to 1,240 subscribers. Subscribers have also been given 3,800 free screens which would otherwise be charged for, and almost 8,000 free searches.