asked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the observations of the Comptroller and Auditor General in Section 43 of the Trading Accounts for 1948–49, what steps he has taken to ensure that the accounts of his Department are so presented that the Auditor General can be presented with more than provisional accounts.

The necessary measures have been taken to ensure that the Trading Accounts for 1949–50 are completed, certified and rendered to the Comptroller and Auditor General by 30th November next.