Question follow-through · 128936
British Overseas Territories: Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Overseas Territories introduce Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Overseas Territories introduce Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership.
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on this issue during the most recent session of departmental oral questions on 21 April, and to my Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1237) following the Joint Ministerial Council on 13 January.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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