Departmental Accounts

Mr. Dunnachie
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if his Department has considered the queries raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General concerning its annual accounts for 1989–90; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard
We have, of course, given careful consideration to the Comptroller and Auditor General's comments, and action has been taken to improve the Department's accounting performance.