§ Mr. Walkdenasked the Minister of Health whether he will order a public inquiry into the administration of the North West Sussex Joint Water Board, or take other suitable action, in view of the serious allegations made in the reports of the district auditor.
§ Mr. BevanNo. The district auditor has a statutory duty to disallow unlawful expenditure and surcharge the amount on the person responsible for incurring or authorising it, in pursuance 337W of which he is taking up with the Board points arising from the audit of their accounts to 31st March last. In the circumstances, action on my part is not called for and would in any case be improper in view of the possibility of an appeal to me against the auditor's decision.