| Heading: |
British Overseas Territories: Companies |
| Question ID: |
1800728 |
| UIN: |
HL7280 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-07 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4885 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Sikka
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| Asking Member handle: |
premnsikka
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@premnsikka
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure all UK Overseas Territories approve laws allowing access to company ownership data to those with a legitimate interest, as they committed to do by April 2025. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-20 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
At the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in November 2024, the Falkland Islands and Saint Helena committed to implement fully public registers by April 2025. The British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Anguilla and Turks ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |