Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Thursday, 19 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 1998. It was answered by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 1998 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what proposals she has for regulatory reform following the publication of the Guinness plc 1985 report.

Answer: Mr. Mitchell: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals she has for regulatory reform following the publication of the Guinness plc 1985 report. [31072] Mr. Nigel Griffiths: There are no proposals following directly from the publication of the Guinness report. However, the information gathered by the inspectors and their interim report have made a valuable contribution to the ongoing consideration of the corporate and financial regulatory systems.

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