Written questions

Directors: Regulation

Commons · Question 89214 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Warinder Juss

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of regulations allowing dormant companies to be appointed to (a) statutory and (b) regulatory roles.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 18 Nov 2025

It may be appropriate for dormant companies to hold some statutory or regulatory roles. No recent assessment has been undertaken across all statutory and regulatory roles. The Government keeps company law, as a whole, under regular review and makes change...