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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Future of audit inquiry

Inquiry by the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 8 November 2018 to 8 November 2018. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 15 January 2019: Prof Christopher Humphrey, Professor of Accounting, Alliance Manchester Business School, Vinita Mithani, Lecturer in Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance, Middlesex University, Ilias G. Basioudis, Senior Lecturer in Financial Accounting and Auditing, Aston University Business School, Prof Karthik Ramanna, University of OxfordLeon Kamhi, Head of Responsible Investment, Hermes Investment Management, Liz Murrall, Director, Stewardship and Reporting, The Investment Association, Euan Stirling, Global Head of Stewardship & ESG Investment, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Natasha Landell-Mills, Head of Stewardship, Sarasin & Partners
  • 23 January 2019: Steve Barber, Audit Committee Chair, AA plc, Margaret Ewing, Nomination, Audit & Risk Chair, ITVSir John Kingman, Chair of the Independent Review of the Financial Reporting Council
  • 30 January 2019: David Dunckley, Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton, Scott Knight, Head of Audit, BDO, Clive Stevens, Chairman, Association of Practicing Accountants, Jac Berry, UK Head of Quality and Risk, MazarsDavid Sproul, Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte UK, Steve Varley, Chairman, EY UK, Bill Michael, UK Chairman and Senior Partner of KPMG, Kevin Ellis, Chairman and Senior Partner, PwC UK
  • 4 February 2019: Sir Donald Brydon, Chair of the Independent Review of the Quality and Effectiveness of the UK Audit Market
  • 5 February 2019: Stephen Haddrill, Chief Executive, Financial Reporting Council, Michael Izza, Chief Executive, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Maggie McGhee, Executive Director, Governance, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • 13 March 2019: The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Debbie Gillatt, Director, Business Frameworks, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy