§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, further to his correspondence with the hon. Member for Great Grimsby in respect of Nuffield Press Ltd., when he became aware of the errors in its accounts; what information he has sought from Coopers and Lybrand; and what steps have been taken by the auditors or the company to inform auditors of the errors in accounts.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonA typographical error in a note to the company's accounts was drawn to my Department's attention by the hon. Member in his letter of 23 March to my predecessor, my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood). As the hon. Member is aware from the subsequent letters from my predecessor and myself, the facts were checked with the company's auditors and the company is understood to be arranging to revise the accounts by a supplementary note.