Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-07-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has responsibility for the public register of beneficial ownership of UK companies.

Margot James

The register of people with significant control will be held at Companies House, which is an agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.