Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80818
Insolvency
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) additional regulatory and (b) enforcement measures to prevent directors of insolvent companies from engaging in phoenixing.
Answer
Blair McDougallThe Government is keenly aware of concerns around “phoenixing”, and officials at The Insolvency Service are currently conducting a comprehensive review of the civil enforcement regime to evaluate how best to tackle and prevent wrongdoing by directors of i...
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