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Audit: Reform

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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 174314, tabled on 27 March 2023

Question

Seema Malhotra
Labour
Feltham and Heston
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the Leader of the House on the indicative timescale for the introduction of the proposed Audit Reform Bill.

Answer

Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative
Thirsk and Malton
Commons

Answered on

30 March 2023

The Government is committed to legislating to reform audit and corporate governance when Parliamentary time allows. The Secretary of State has frequent discussions with Cabinet colleagues; the Government’s legislative programme will be announced in due course.

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Department for Business and Trade
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