HC Deb 10 July 1991 vol 194 c356W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on how many occasions since 1988 his Department's inspectors have criticised the performance of Ernst and Young and its predecessors.

Mr. Redwood

Three reports of Companies Act inspectors published since 1 January 1989 contain criticisms of the firms which now form Ernst and Young:

Name of company Date of publication of report Name of firm criticized
Alexander Howden
Holdings plc 29 August 1990 Arthur Young
Minet Holdings plc/WMD Underwriting Agencies Limited 29 August 1990 Arthur Young
Arthur Young
Sound Diffusion plc 1 May 1991 Ernst and Whinney