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Written question asked by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2019. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Shareholders: Registration

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require beneficial share owners to be included on shareholder registers.

Answer

The Companies Act (2006) requires companies to keep a register of members and enter the details of members in this register. In the UK, a shareholder is defined as the member on the company’s register of members. In some cases, the shareholder is also the beneficial owner of the shares. The Government has no plans to require beneficial share owners to be included on shareholder registers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL17045
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Registration Shareholders
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk