Written question asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Deighton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.

Companies: Ownership

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to other G7 and G20 countries to adopt in principle public registers of the beneficial ownership of companies within their jurisdiction.

Answer

The Government has advocated publicly accessible central registers of company beneficial ownership, including through the 2013 UK G8 Presidency, G7, G20 and EU engagement, and in bilateral discussions.

The Government successfully pressed for the implementation of central registers of company beneficial ownership information for all European Union Member States under the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive. We continue to work bilaterally and through EU and G20 meetings to encourage international partners to show similar ambition.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL5650
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Disclosure of information Companies Ownership G7 G20
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Companies: Ownership

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