Question follow-through · 5666

Small Businesses: Audit

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

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
11 Oct 2024 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

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

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Audit standards for UK companies are adopted and set by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), with reference to internationally-agreed standards. The law sets other requirements, such as which companies require audit.The Government will publish a draft A...

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