TRADING WHILE INSOLVENT

Motion Text

That this House deplores the actions of companies that continue to trade knowing that they are insolvent; believes that such actions undermine the growth of business in the UK, often forcing other legitimate companies out of business; and that the case of Janet Short Jobe and her firms trading under the names Isis Integrated Systems Ltd, Isis Group of Companies Ltd and Electronic Integration Ltd highlights how easy it remains to build up significant debts with little or no recourse under law; considers that existing legislation renders prosecution unlikely or near impossible; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to tighten company law to ensure that individuals and companies cannot walk away from their obligations or weaken genuine businesses.