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Written question asked by Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 November 2023. It was answered by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Audit: Reform

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180116 on Audit: Reform, how many hours officials in her Department have worked on legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate governance since the publication of the Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance white paper, CP382.

Answer

The Department does not keep records of work assignment at a project level, nor on an hourly basis. The table below sets out estimates of the number of officials in the Department who were working on legislative proposals for reform of audit and associated legislative reforms of corporate governance, in September of each year since the publication of the White Paper in 2021.

September 2021

c. 21

September 2022

19

September 2023

15

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218
Session
2023-24
Related items
Audit: Reform
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Audit: Reform
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Audit Reform
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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