Written questions

Business: Disclosure of Information

Commons · Question 102745 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of non-disclosure agreements during corporate restructuring in safety-critical sectors; and he plans to ensure that

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 13 Jan 2026

The Government is unable to assess sector-specific trends regarding the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) because they are private contractual arrangements, and data on their use is not collected.While NDAs can legally require one or more parties to...