Written question asked by Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 10 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. It was answered by Blair McDougall (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.
Insolvency
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) prevalence of phoenixing and (b) potential impact of phoenixing on small businesses.
- Answer
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The Insolvency Service is committed to working closely with HMRC and Companies House to tackle the harm caused by companies who use ‘Phoenixing’ as a means of avoiding liabilities. There is a range of ongoing activity set out in the recent Treasury Minutes – CP 1306 including a desire to develop a detailed cross-government threat assessment.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 80819
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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Treasury Minutes on Government Responses to the First to the Fourth and the Sixth to the Ninth Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2024–25
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
- Subjects
- Insolvency Small businesses
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