§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will provide the latest details of the current average length of time between the receipt of annual accounts by companies registration office and their publication, listed separately for April, May and June.
§ Mr. MaudeIn recent months, days have been lost due to industrial action and an accompanying overtime ban. The Registrar of Companies estimates that the average time between the receipt of batches of annual accounts and returns and their publication at the end of April, May and June this year was around five weeks, six weeks and seven weeks respectively.
The registrar greatly regrets this lengthening of the time taken to place documents on the public record: he accords high priority to the reduction of the accumulated arrears as quickly as possible.