Agency
UK Department of Trade and Industry
Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity
- INF-3.4: On 13 July 1971 the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry told the House of Commons that the public interest required publication of the inspector's report on Pergamon Press and associated companies. On 26 July 1971 a written answer stated that the Department's intention was to defend the proceedings brought against it by Mr Maxwell and the British Printing Corporation Limited. On 25 October 1973 the Secretary of State stated that the inspectors' final report had been received on 16 August 1973 and that Mr Maxwell's representations about it were being considered.
- INF-3.5: On 8 May 2001 a minister told the House of Lords that the inspectors' report on Mirror Group Newspapers was published on 30 March 2001, that the investigation interviewed 180 witnesses at a cost of GBP 8.5 million excluding VAT, and that the inspectors took the view that they should not undertake inquiries covering the same ground as the court cases.
Exhibits naming this entity
- Exhibit 1026 13 July 1971. UK House of Commons (Hansard), HC Deb 13 July 1971 vol 821 cc79-80W: Pergamon Press (Report), written answer by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
- Exhibit 1027 26 July 1971. UK House of Commons (Hansard), HC Deb 26 July 1971 vol 822 cc17-18W: Pergamon Press Limited, written answer on action after the inspectors' report
- Exhibit 1028 22 May 1972. UK House of Commons (Hansard), HC Deb 22 May 1972 vol 837 cc986-987: Company Investigations (Adverse Criticisms), oral answer
- Exhibit 1029 25 October 1973. UK House of Commons (Hansard), HC Deb 25 October 1973 vol 861 c703W: Pergamon Press Ltd., written answer on receipt of the final report
- Exhibit 1030 8 May 2001. UK House of Lords (Hansard), HL Deb 8 May 2001 vol 625 cc896-899: Mirror Group Newspapers plc: Investigation, Lords oral question