§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade what action he proposes to take on the recent report of the Public Accounts Committee that his Department lost over £7 million by failing to charge economic fees for bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings.
§ Mr. MasonThe fees were increased on 1st May, 1969. They will be reviewed again in 1970, and at regular intervals thereafter, with the object of keeping the net cost to public funds as low as possible without discouraging the use of the official insolvency services.