§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, since his Department's inspectors' criticisms of Ernst and Young in reports relating to Sound Diffusion, Milbury and Rotaprint, he has received any assurance that the firm has raised its standards.
§ Mr. RedwoodCopies of the reports to which the hon. Member refers have been forwarded to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as the relevant professional body. The institute has referred one of the reports to the joint disciplinary scheme as giving rise to a question of public concern. All the reports are still under consideration.