Corporate Governance
Commons · Question 59877 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that company law prioritises stakeholder primacy over shareholder primacy.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 23 Jun 2025
The Government welcomes suggestions on how to ensure companies consider wider stakeholder interests alongside the needs of stakeholders. As part of this, officials have engaged with industry-led reports such as the Demos report, "The Purpose Dividend...