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Pressure is mounting on Business and Enterprise Secretary of State John Hutton to explain the delay and spiralling cost of the official investigation into the collapse of MG Rover almost three years ago. Investigators have now run up almost £11 million of costs at the taxpayers' expense. Peter Luff, chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee for Business, said the delay was 'totally unacceptable', while other MPs plan to raise the issue in Parliament. "Justice delayed is justice denied," said Mr Luff. "On top of this, the cost to the taxpayer is going through the roof." Conservative MP David Heathcoat Amory said he was suspicious that the Government was dragging its feet to avoid political embarrassment. Weeks before the car company collapsed, ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry (now the Department for Business and Enterprise) tried to prop up the carmaker to secure a sale.

DATED: 19.02.08

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