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Companies: Directors

Commons · Question 59441 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with (a) the hon. Member for Newton Abbot and (b) members of the business community to discuss expanding the duties of company directors.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 20 Jun 2025

Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...