§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he takes to ensure that the accounts of student unions are properly audited; and what legislation governs the auditing and publication of such accounts.
Mr. JacksonNone. Auditing and publication of accounts are matters for the relevant university, polytechnic or college. The Department's survey of student unions, published in September 1989, found that in over three quarters of the 71 unions surveyed, union accounts were subject to the approval of the institution involved.