§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will take steps to ensure that accountancy firms criticised in her Department's inspectors' reports are required to(a) state that they have understood the criticisms and (b) demonstrate that they have taken the required steps to deal with the shortcomings. [4825]
§ Mr. Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 25 June 1997]: Any consequential and continuing regulation of accountancy firms criticised in Inspector's reports is a matter for the firms recognised supervisory bodies.
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if she will list those accountants disqualified from public practice as a result of the criticisms of their conduct in her Department's inspectors' reports; [4818]
(2) if she will list those accountancy firms whose affairs have been investigated following criticisms of their conduct in her Department's inspectors' reports. [4820]
§ Mr. Griffiths[holding answers 25 June 1997]: The investigation and disqualification from public practice of accountants and accountancy firms is a matter for their recognised supervisory bodies.