§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to appoint an inquiry into the setting of auditing standards in the United Kingdom.
£ million 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Group 131.3 173.5 257.5 335 269 Letters/Parcels 101.3 131.4 197.8 257 — Royal Mail — — — — 189 Parcelforce — — — — 30 Post Office Counters 13.3 21.6 21.3 40 44 Girobank 13.6 12.6 10.2 — — Notes:
1. Separate accounts for Royal Mail and Parcelforce first published in 1991–92.
2. Girobank sold in July 1990.
Projected capital expenditure of the Post Office Group for 1992–093 is £344 million in total the breakdown between the principal constituent businesses remains commercially confidential.