Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with Companies House on the estimated time it will take to implement the relevant powers and responsibilities contained in the Economic Crime Bill.

Departmental officials hold frequent discussions with Companies House counterparts on a wide range of issues, including measures to improve the integrity of information on the companies register and the implementation of any new powers and responsibilities.

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill received Royal Assent this week. Work on implementing the relevant powers and responsibilities contained in the Act has now begun.