§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much revenue was lost to his Department during 1983 by reason of the failure of companies to file accounts.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherNone. There is no fee for filing accounts.
§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies were in default by reason of their failure to file accounts, on each of the dates 1 January 1979, 1 January 1980, 1 January 1981, 1 January 1982 and 1 January 1983, respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe figures are 300,000, 247,000, 327,000, 330,000 and 434,000 respectively.