Written question asked by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) on Thursday, 14 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 October 2017. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Shareholders

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce legislative proposals to require companies to identify all of their shareholders.

Answer: Companies are already required to identify all of their shareholders. Companies Act 2006 requires companies to keep a register of members and enter the details of members in this register (in the case of a company limited by shares, the members are the shareholders). The register of members must be kept available for inspection at the company’s registered office and any person may request to inspect it on payment of any fee set by the company (the size of which is limited by legislation).

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