Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 13737

Companies: Registration

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 18 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Liam Byrne

LabourBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his policy is on companies moving their registration overseas when they have been found in breach of export licence conditions and the Government has imposed a requirement that they return the exp

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
The registration of a business is generally a matter for its owners. However, if they are UK legal or natural persons active in the Maritime Anti-Piracy sector, they are still subject to UK Export Licensing legislation. The only requirement under existing...

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