Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies were issued with penalty notices as a result of a failure to file (a) financial statements and (b) an annual return or confirmation statement on time in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17; and what the value was of those penalties.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
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Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of penalties issued to companies as a result of a failure to file (a) financial statements or (b) and annual return or confirmation statement on time in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17 was paid by those companies.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of penalties levied to companies that failed to file their (a) financial statements and (b) annual return or confirmation statement on time were outstanding at the end of (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of penalties levied to companies that failed to file (a) financial statements and (b) an annual return or confirmation statement on time were written off as bad debts in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies were classified as dormant in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff his Department employed to check that companies filed financial statements to comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and other relevant legislation and regulation in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2015-16 and (e) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what checks his Department makes on the financial statements presented to Companies House before they are accepted as meeting the requirements of the Companies Acts 2006 and other relevant legislation.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Nigel Mills (Conservative - Amber Valley)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff were employed to assess whether companies filed annual returns of confirmation statements that complied with the (a) requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and (b) other appropriate legislation and regulation in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
Answered by Andrew Griffiths
This information is currently being researched. I will place this in the Libraries of the House as soon as the information is available.