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Companies House: Recognition of States

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 13 November 2025UIN 88692

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025, to Question 82332 on Companies: Registration, for what reason Companies House recognises nations that the UK Government does not itself recognise.

Answered by Blair McDougall

The composition of the list of nationalities permitted for the purposes of company filings is a practical measure to ensure that the nationalities of directors are recorded consistently in the Register of Companies and are transparent to users of the Register.

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