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Financial Reporting Council

Asked by Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107109

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The Government will look to put the Financial Reporting Council on a statutory footing as soon as parliamentary time allows. We will set out next steps in due course.

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