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Companies: Registration

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 82332

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 73348 on Companies: Registration, for what reason Companies House recognised Palestinian as a nationality before the UK Government formally recognised the state of Palestine; and what is the wider policy of Companies House for what nationalities are recognised where there is no formal recognition by the UK Government.

Answered by Blair McDougall

‘Palestinian’ has been included in the Companies House list of nationalities for many years. This guidance was last reviewed in 2017, at which point Palestinian was retained on the list.

Nationalities and countries for company filings - GOV.UK

The current policy is to accept a nationality which matches a nationality on this list.

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