But Frances Crook, from the Howard League for Penal Reform, said the "worrying" inspection report reveals HMP Gloucester needs "urgent action to overcome major problems".

BBC: Gloucester Prison

The report names several Indian licensing officials who are "liable for penal action" for not disclosing Cadbury's alleged plan or for allegedly participating in it.

WSJ: India Says Cadbury Used Phantom Factory to Avoid Taxes

However, in considering potential sanctions, he said the committee must be mindful that the Commons must use its penal powers "as sparingly as possible" and only when action was deemed essential to provide "reasonable protection from improper obstruction".

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