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The Treasury has made some improvements to the accessibility of WGA and the information it contains, but there is still more work to do. We recognise the efforts the Treasury has made to make the WGA more accessible. These measures include additional disclosure within the annual report, a new accounting spotlight section that addresses key areas such as consolidation, new accounting standards and discount rates, alongside teach–in sessions delivered as part of the new MP induction programme. ...

The Treasury has made some improvements to the accessibility of WGA and the information it contains, but there is still more work to do. We recognise the efforts the Treasury has made to make the WGA more accessible. These measures include additional disclosure within the annual report, a new accounting spotlight section that addresses key areas such as consolidation, new accounting standards and discount rates, alongside teach–in sessions delivered as part of the new MP induction programme. However, there is still work to be done to improve the structure of the WGA to allow readers to find information more easily. It remains difficult to fin Type: conclusion | Number: 4 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. for the 2022-23 account was the inclusion of accounting spotlights, which provide a detailed overview of accounting concepts. In previously years there have been developments in the use of trend data and infogr