| Heading: |
Companies: Directors |
| Question ID: |
1812080 |
| UIN: |
59441 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with (a) the hon. Member for Newton Abbot and (b) members of the business community to discuss expanding the duties of company directors. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-20 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4418 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Justin Madders
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| Answering Member handle: |
justinmadders
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@justinmadders
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| Answer text: |
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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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |