Insolvency
Commons · Question 28198 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many investigations into suspected phoenix company activity have been undertaken by the Insolvency Service in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in enforcement
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 16 Sep 2026
The Insolvency Service did not, before April 2025, record investigations in a way that consistently identifies every case where phoenix activity formed part of the misconduct. Partial management information may be identified, but it would not provide a co...