HC Deb 19 October 1954 vol 531 c148W
72. Sir W. Smithers

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that the books of any organisation receiving a Government grant shall be open to inspection by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Except in certain cases where special reasons exist, the books and accounts of organisations which receive the greater part of their income from public funds are either audited by or open to inspection by the Comptroller and Auditor General.