§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the accountants who have been disqualified from public practice as a result of the criticisms of their conduct in his Department's inspectors' reports in the past 10 years. [82674]
§ Dr. HowellsDisciplinary action is a matter for the accountancy body responsible. The following table details accountants who have been mentioned in inspectors' reports and who have been either excluded or suspended from membership of their accountancy body in the past ten years.
Companies Act Inspection Name of individual Disciplinary action Edencorp plc Mr. G. J. Cook Exclusion Barlow Clowes Gilt Managers Limited Mr. J. A. B. Pilkington Exclusion Mr. D. C. Mitchell Exclusion James Ferguson Holdings plc Mr. C. F. Newman Exclusion Mr. I. M. Crabtree Suspension for 1 year Atlantic Computers plc Mr. P. L. Goldie Exclusion Atlantic Computer Systems plc