To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Strategy, when he will bring forward the audit reform bill referred to in the Queen's Speech on 10 May 2022; and if he will make a statement.
Answered on
18 July 2022
Alongside the Queen’s speech, the Government announced that we will prepare and publish a draft Bill on audit and corporate governance reform during this session of parliament. The Government will legislate when parliamentary time allows.
Further detail can be found in the Government Response to the consultation on “Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance”.
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy