§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many licences have existed to enable persons to act as trustees for the purposes of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 for each year since 1985–86.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is as follows:
Schedule of authorisations under the Insolvency Act 1986 Totals at the year end 1987 1988 1989 Competent authority Secretary of State 48 62 84 Recognised professional bodies Insolvency Practitioners Association 226 225 265 Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales 790 860 970 Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland 175 184 205 Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland 85 93 100 Chartered Association of Certified Accountants 95 99 111 Law Society 63 70 97 Law Society of Scotland 25 31 33 1,507 1,624 1,865