Takeovers
Commons · Question 23467 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government is taking steps to protect retail shareholders in circumstances where a majority shareholder uses its blocking stake to prevent minority shareholders from ac
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 8 Sep 2026
There are protections in Part 30 of the Companies Act 2006 that allow a shareholder to apply to the court for a remedy if the company’s action (or inaction) is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of that member, or a larger set of shareholders that incl...