Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what allowance is made under the Companies House requirement for company directors to verify their identity online, or by starting the process on-line, for those who do not have access to the internet or the ability to apply in this way.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Companies House have invested in expansion and training of our customer service team to assist users in their identity verification journey. This includes establishing a specialist team to support customers who have accessibility requirements.
Users can ask someone they know to help them prove their identity: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/help-someone-use-govuk-one-login. Where identity cannot be verified online, users may be directed to complete the process in person at a participating Post Office. The invitation to initiate this journey can be issued via post.
Authorised Company Service Providers may also offer non-digital identity verification services.
Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the ministerial responsibilities of each of the three Lords ministers for the Department for Business and Trade.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston
I have responsibility for Investment. My noble Friends, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Offord of Garvel) is the Minister for Exports, and the Minister of State (The Earl of Minto) is the Minister for Regulatory Reform.
Further details of each Minister’s responsibilities can be found on the Department’s GOV.UK home page under ‘Our Ministers’: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade.