Question follow-through · 59453

Corporate Governance: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to corporate governance law on economic output.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
16 Jun 2025
Answer
20 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to corporate governance law on economic output.

  2. 16 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Non-financial reporting information is a vital part of the UK’s corporate governance framework. The Government has committed to review non-financial reporting in order to reduce burdens on business and has already made legislative changes that will save c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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