Foreign Companies

(asked on 10th April 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Reforms to make it easier for overseas companies to move to the UK, published on 25 March 2026, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Companies House to process an increased volume of company registrations resulting from the reforms.


Answered by
Blair McDougall Portrait
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 16th April 2026

The Department for Business and Trade will continue to work closely with Companies House to ensure the regime will be implemented effectively and applications can be processed in a timely manner.

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