| Heading: |
Public Interest |
| Question ID: |
1786260 |
| UIN: |
39417 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4126 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mary Glindon
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mary Glindon
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
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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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-24 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4418 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Justin Madders
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| Answering Member handle: |
justinmadders
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@justinmadders
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| Answer text: |
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. |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |