Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Wilcox (Conservative) on Monday, 12 July 2010.

Community Broadband Network Ltd

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 10 June (WA 55), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the annual returns and financial statements for 2007 and 2008 of Community Broadband Network Ltd supplied on 1 December 2009 to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and released in Freedom of Information case 10/1065 on 18 June 2010; why two years' annual returns and financial statements were requested on 27 and 30 November 2009 by BIS when no returns had been registered by the Financial Services Authority between 31 December 2005 and 8 December 2009; and what due diligence was undertaken on receipt of the annual returns and financial statements.

Answer: For simplicity I will place in the Library of the House all documents released in that Freedom of Information case 10/1065 on 18 June 2010. As regards the other questions, it is an established convention that Ministers of one Administration cannot see the documents of a previous Administration. I have nothing further to add to my previous Answers provided at Hansard 15 June 2010 (col. WA 104), 15 June 2010 (col. WA 105).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 871; 720 c89WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-1628
Monday, 2 August 2010
Deposited papers
House of Lords; Community Broadband Network
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Government: Documents
Monday, 26 July 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Government: Documents
Monday, 26 July 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Company accounts Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Community Broadband Network
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk