§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson) made the decision to have no involvement in the Department of Trade and Industry investigation into the dealings of the hon. Member for Coventry, North-West (Mr. Robinson). [65637]
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what papers relating to his Department's inquiry into dealings of the hon. Member for Coventry, North-West (Mr. Robinson) were shown to the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson); [65636]
(2) on what date the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson), withdrew from any involvement in or influence over investigations conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry into the dealings of the hon. Member for Coventry, North-West, (Mr. Robinson); [65638]
(3) whether the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson), minuted the Permanent Secretary in order to record his decision to have no involvement in the inquiry into alleged accounting offences by Hollis Industries plc; [65596]
(4) by what means the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson), informed the Permanent Secretary of his decision to have no involvement in the inquiry into alleged accounting offences by Hollis Industries plc. [65597]
§ Mr. ByersThe decision was taken in discussion with the Permanent Secretary at a meeting on 23 September 1998.