Question follow-through · 27945
Investment Trusts: Takeovers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect the interests of shareholders in investment trusts that are subject to hostile takeovers by overseas entities.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 31 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 6 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
31 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect the interests of shareholders in investment trusts that are subject to hostile takeovers by overseas entities.
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Feb 2025
Answer published
Listed companies such as listed investment trusts are subject to substantial corporate governance and shareholder protection requirements.This includes fair treatment and orderly takeover requirements under the Takeover Code, which the independent Takeove...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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