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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Rhodri Morgan (Labour), on Friday, 5 March 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

CONDUCT OF DEREK RICHARD MARSH,DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND MARKETING, COMPANIES HOUSE, CARDIFF

That this House calls for the resignation of Derek Richard Marsh, Director of Operations and Marketing at Companies House, from his position as non-executive director of Bovis Homes Ltd., following his recent payment of a fine to Companies House of several hundred pounds as a director of a company involved in the late filing of company accounts; asks why the record of his fine, although paid, has been expunged from the computerised records of Companies House; draws the attention of the President of the Board of Trade to the inevitable conflict of interest created by a very senior manager of Companies House being permitted to sit on the board of a private company that Companies House has in turn to regulate and penalise for non-compliance; and calls for him to set up an inquiry into the practice of senior civil servants in regulatory agencies sitting as non-executive directors of limited companies.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

CONDUCT OF DEREK RICHARD MARSH,DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND MARKETING, COMPANIES HOUSE, CARDIFF (1537A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Teresa Gorman (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Sunday, 28 March 1993. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from 'House' to end and add 'believes that it is valuable for senior civil servants to gain insight into the business world via non-executive directorships of public companies; welcomes the appointment of Derek Marsh, as a non-executive director of an important and successful company; notes that neither Bovis Homes Ltd nor Mr Marsh has been subject to a penalty for late filing of accounts and that no records have been expunged at Companies House; approves the OPSS guidance to departments which seeks to avoid potential conflicts of interest when civil servants are appointed to company boards; and asserts that no conflict of interest has arisen in respect of Mr Marsh and Bovis Homes.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1537 
1537A1 
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Company accounts Directors Conflict of interests Fines Companies House Bovis Construction Marsh, Derek Richard
Link
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