and just £29 million left in cash — less than a year after being signed off as a going concern by kpmg of the work and pensions committee, the right honourable frank field mp. many will be watching this very, very closely who feel these people in front of this committee made a lot of mistakes. well, they have certainly got a lot of questions to answer. one is, for example, were they knowingly trading unlawfully when they should have actually been much more honest about how dire their predicament was? why were they raising money, borrowing in fact, to pay dividends? and why did they take such large salaries when all these things were possibly happening, and we know the pension deficit was escalating? there are some very key questions. then later next week, the chair of the business committee, and i. chair of the business committee, and i, we are doing a joint enquiry, looking at those people called the auditors, you mentioned kpmg. there are four big companies in this country, they share the prize is out between them. why did they give them such a bill of health? when you look over a pe

an advisory notice from kpmg writes...wful as local authorities have a responsibility to come in on budget. but for catering's mp, it is only a matter of time before the council's finances are taking over. -- taken. if the cabinet making potentially illegal recommendations to the full council, this is not a way to carry on. it would to suggest that all kind of sensible financial control and decision—making has broken down. each day seemingly brings a new development. 0n each day seemingly brings a new development. on january the each day seemingly brings a new development. 0njanuary the night, a government inspector was sent in after allegations of financial failings. 0n the second of february, the council introduced emergency spending controls. two days later, there were calls from heather smith to go from all seven county of these. —— calls for. after tonight, will it had to over again? that's a summary of the news. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with evan. a day like today is not a day for soundbites. we will

kpmg will look to find a buyerfor them, isn't it? the food standards agency investigation continues. they are still pouring over this company. their concern has been on use by dates. in the meantime, trading has stopped and it has collapsed. emma, thank you. employers are being accused of having antiquated attitudes to recruiting women, after a survey of 1100 bosses revealed that more than half believed a woman should have to disclose if she was pregnant during a job interview. the equality and human rights commission has accused firms of "living in the dark ages", and says its study shows many employers need more support to understand the basics of discrimination law. richard lister reports. they do see you coming, don't they? sarah rees was on maternity leave when she noticed her name had vanished from her employer's website. her daughter, caitlin, had just been born, but it was weeks before sarah was told formally she'd been let go. i felt really sad, and i almost felt ashamed that, you know, what had i done wrong? because i had o

they were both ordered by kpmg. they both group through acquisition and not organic growth.ore similarities than differences between the two companies. —— they both grew through acquisition. how can you say that capita will not come to the same fate that carillon did come tojust two come to the same fate that carillon did come to just two weeks ago. kenny honestly say that those saving impotently for attention with capita can rely on that pension paying out fully on retirement? she talks about the issuing of dividends. again, as a result of this announcement, in fa ct, a result of this announcement, in fact, capita will not be issuing dividends. so money will be able to go back into the pensions scheme, allowing 200 million extra pounds to be spent in relation to core services from the company, not given out in dividends. to give evidence at the chief executive understand the situation and is creating a different one to that one which pertained in respect to carillon. will my right honourable friend look at the total contempt which the labour party has today for the private

but kpmg funds n.a.m. as n.a.m. ignores and talks down those very hazards. mack kor -- mccormick is focused on reducing carbon emissions and like a lot of good companies even expects its suppliers to do the same. but mccormick also funds the national association of manufacturers. card funds n.a.m. procter & gamble says as a global citizen, we are concerned about the negative consequences of climate change. we believe industry, governments, and consumers can work together to reduce emissions to protect the environment. that's what they believe, but they fund the national association of manufacturers that tries to stop any such effort. verizon is so concerned about climate change that it has reduced its own emissions by over 50%. but verizon still funds the national association of manufacturers. i could go on, but you get the picture. company after company claims that addressing climate change is their priority. and many do great things, truly great things inside their fence lines and in many cases even out their supply chains demanding sustainability complian