Auditing Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many of the post 1979 inspectors' reports relating to investigations carried out under the Companies Act 1985 have been prepared by partners from auditing firms criticised in his Department's inspectors' reports. Mr. Neil Hamilton Nine accountant inspectors appointed since 1979 have been partners in firms which have previously been the subject of criticism in inspectors' reports under the Companies Acts.