Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 114604

Companies: Audit

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that audit requirements are accessible and affordable for small and mid-sized quoted companies.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The government has previously announced its plans to modernise and simplify the corporate reporting framework and expects to publish a consultation on the Modernising Corporate Reporting shortly. The consultation will consider financial, non-financial, re...

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