Question follow-through · 39417
Public Interest
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of widening the definition of a public interest entity in the context of (a) BHS, (b) Bulb and (c) ISG.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of widening the definition of a public interest entity in the context of (a) BHS, (b) Bulb and (c) ISG.
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government’s plans to widen the definition of a Public Interest Entity were announced in the King’s Speech as part of the announcement on the draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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