Written Question·Treasury·UIN 11403

Companies: London Stock Exchange

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 4 November 2024

Question

Callum Anderson

Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to bring forward proposals to block public listings on national security grounds.

Answer

Tulip Siddiq
The previous government consulted on a power to block listings on national security grounds and published a summary of responses to this consultation in December 2021. The government keeps all policy under review.