HC Deb 10 July 2002 vol 388 cc937-8W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has for reform of(a) company law and (b) corporate governance as a result of the WorldCom fraud; and if she will make a statement. [66747]

Miss Melanie Johnson

In February a group was set up to coordinate the response of key regulators to the issues for accounting, auditing and aspects of corporate governance raised in the aftermath of Enron. It will produce an interim report by the end of July. The Government will also publish in July its first formal response to the recommendations of the Company Law Review.