Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 59449

Company Directors (Duties) Bill

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will support the (a) passage and (b) principle of the Company Directors (Duties) Bill.

Answer

Justin Madders
Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 requires company directors to have regard in their decision-making to the interests of their employees and to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment. All large companies must repor...

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