HC Deb 09 June 1920 vol 130 cc417-8W
Mr. BOTTOMLEY

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is prepared to take steps to prohibit the registration of companies bearing the word "British" or "English" as part of their titles in cases where the capital is held mainly by foreigners?

Mr. BRIDGEMAN

The question of prohibiting the registration of a company with a name which conveys expressly or by implication British nationality, unless the Articles of Association contain clauses providing that the new company will in fact be British, will be borne in mind when legislation is introduced to amend the Companies Acts.

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