§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the number of companies incorporated under the Companies Act, 1948, which during the last convenient period of 12 months have not complied with the provisions of that Act, relating to the publication of accounts and filing of annual reports; and what procedure he adopts in such cases.
§ Mr. Darling160,000 companies failed to file with the Registrar in time an annual return in respect of 1966. 77,000 of these companies have been, and the remainder will be, requested to file the returns. The directors of companies which fail to comply with this request will be prosecuted.