United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 80819
Insolvency
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10 October 2025
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15 October 2025 · Answer
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15 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) prevalence of phoenixing and (b) potential impact of phoenixing on small businesses.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) prevalence of phoenixing and (b) potential impact of phoenixing on small businesses.
Source: Commons
15 October 2025
Answer
The Insolvency Service is committed to working closely with HMRC and Companies House to tackle the harm caused by companies who use ‘Phoenixing’ as a means of avoiding liabilities. There is a range of ongoing activity set out in the recent Treasury Minute...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/80819
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1839558
- uk · wq-1839558 · source updated 15 October 2025