§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the number of public limited companies which failed to disclose details of their payment records in annual accounts as required by company law in the last year for which figures are available; and what steps she is taking to tackle this. [167506]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThis information is not collated centrally and, as there are over 12,000 public limited companies, it could be gathered only at disproportionate cost.
Where Companies House receives a complaint that a public company has not disclosed its policy and practice as required by the Companies Act 1985, then it will take enforcement action.