§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many limited companies have not lodged the required annual return for year-ends falling within each of the years, taken separately, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherOn 20 June there were 377,845 companies in default of their obligations to deliver annual returns for one or more years. Without significant expenditure it is not possible to identify how many have been in default for particular periods.