United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 52420
Directors: Debts
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14 May 2025
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20 May 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to prevent company directors from dissolving indebted businesses and then establishing a similar business without paying former debts.
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14 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to prevent company directors from dissolving indebted businesses and then establishing a similar business without paying former debts.
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20 May 2025
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The Government expects directors to act lawfully and responsibly in respect of the companies they run and that includes ensuring that liabilities and other obligations are discharged before they apply for a company's voluntary dissolution. Those who fail ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-14/52420
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1803128
- uk · wq-1803128 · source updated 20 May 2025