HC Deb 25 June 1993 vol 227 cc289-90W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the cost savings to small businesses as a result of a partial abolition of small company audits and a requirement to produce a compilation report by accountants.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

I refer the hon. Member to the consultative document issued by my Department in April, entitled "Audit and Accounting Requirements for Very Small Companies", a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has for legislation under which auditing firms would be prevented from writing up board minutes of their audit clients and then auditing the same.

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April 2
Total 13

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