§ Mr. David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the 19W progress of the inquiry into Mirror Group Newspapers; when the report of the inquiry is due to be published; and what is the inquirys total cost to date. [149699]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will (1) estimate the cost to public funds to date of the inquiry into Mirror Group Newspapers plc; [149927]
(2) make a statement on the progress of the inquiry set up in 1992 into the affairs and membership of Mirror Group Newspapers plc. [149928]
§ Mr. ByersThe inspectors have made substantial progress towards completing their inquiries and I am hopeful that they will be submitting their report to me shortly. A decision on whether to publish the report will only be made following its receipt. The cost of the inspection to date (excluding Value Added Tax) is £8,205,446.