Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 26 April 2018 (HL7046), whether they will publish terms of reference for the UK Endorsement Board that are (1) not subject to legal professional privilege, and (2) developed independently of (a) current, or (b) former, advisers to accounting firms which have contributed to accounting standards.

The Terms of Reference for the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB) were set by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State and agreed by the UKEB at their inaugural meeting on 26 March. A copy has been published on the UKEB’s website (please see attached).