Financial Services

Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the persons who have conducted investigations on his behalf under the Financial Services Acts.

Mr. Redwood
[holding answer 17 July 1990]: The following individuals have either been authorised under section 106 or appointed as inspectors under section 177 of the Financial Services Act 1986 by the Secretary of State to carry out investigations: B. R. Addison FCAD. Anton FCAM. Austin-SmithB. R. BaconJ. M. Barney FCAR. M. BealesJ. M. BeckettD. M. BlairJ. A. Blair-GouldM. Boohan FCAD. Botterill FCAD. R. BrailsfordA. Bray FCAM. Bromley-MartinSir Henry BrookeM. J. BurtonA. H. F. Campbell FCAK. S. Carmichael CBE FCAD. CaruthR. L. CrocombeP. CrozierC. J. DentM. J. DevesonDr. A. Evans QCHis Honour Judge Fabyan EvansM. O. FelthamG. Flather QCJ. A. GardnerD. GorickM. R. A. Haan FCAA. D. Harverd FCAMiss H. Helbron QCP. L. Heslop QCW. M. Hoffman FCAO. M. Holmes FCAG. Hulbert FCAA. H. IsaacsA. Issard-DaviesP. JenningsM. Kalisher QCJ. B. KattoB. A. Kemp FCAG. N. KennedyT. G. R. Lawrence FCAM. H. LawsonG. S. Lawson RogersR. P. G. Lewis FCAJ. Lindsay QCN. R. LyleM. McIverR. H. MacIntyre FCAD. J. MacLeod FCAJ. MannMrs. B. J. L. Mills QCJ. C. Morton FCAA. MuirT. NashT. W. OwenProfessor J. Percy FCAD. PerryN. Purnell QCA. C. Rapazzini FCAE. E. Ray CBE FCAA. S. Ridler FCAD. V. Robertson FCAP. RookJ. ScannellP. D. J. Scott QCP. R. Siddons MA FCAThe Hon. Justice SimpsonS. M. Solley QCMrs. L. J. SternP. J. Stilling FCAA. Sutton FCAJ. ThompsonR. T. Turner FCAR. C. TurtonMiss J. H. UngarS. P. WallerM. Wheeler FCAR. P. WilkinsonP. G. B. WillsherB. L. Worth FCAI. P. YeatmanR. G. A. YouardL. D. Ziman

Mr. Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the ministerial meetings with officials of (1) the Securities and Investments Board, (2) the Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association, (3) the Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Organisation, (4) the Securities Association and (5) the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation.

Mr. Redwood
[holding answer 17 July 1990]: During the past year I have met officials from the Securities and Investments Board on five occasions; from the Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association five times; from the Securities Association three times; from the Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Organisation twice and from the investment Management Regulatory Organisation once. Over the same period my right hon. Friend the previous Secretary of State met officials from the Securities and Investments Board and the Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association each on one occasion, and the Securities Association twice.--------------------
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|Germany           |
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|Spain             |
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|United Kingdom    |
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|Denmark           |
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|Portugal          |
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|Greece            |
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|Ireland           |
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Note: Countries listed in order of 1989 market share.

Source: OECD Series A

Mrs Clwyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what cover the Export Credits Guarantee Department gives to British companies wishing to trade with Vietnam; what information he has on export credits provided by other European Community states; and if he will make a statement

Mr Redwood
[holding answer 17 July 1990]: Cover from the Export Credits Guarantee Department is