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873047

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	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	New Businesses: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions are imposed by regulation on the eligibility of overseas nationals, whether or not they are citizens of EU member states, (1) to start businesses in the UK, and (2) to serve as directors of such companies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
	uin	HL6726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>There are no regulatory restrictions on overseas nationals registering a company in the UK or serving as directors on UK registered companies. However, all UK registered companies must have a registered office that is based in the UK and directors of UK registered companies must be at least 16 years old and not disqualified or bankrupt.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 11/04/2018 15:30:10 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

873048

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Social Media: Offences against Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held in the last year with Facebook and other social media companies about online grooming of children; and with what outcomes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
	uin	HL6727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with tech companies and tackling online grooming as a form of child sexual exploitation is a priority for the Home Secretary.</p><p> </p><p>To address the progress of what social media companies are doing about online grooming, the Home Secretary visited the US in February 2018 and November 2017 and met with social media companies to discuss what they are doing to prevent child sexual abuse material on their platforms.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Facebook are a member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance Board. The Board meets bi-annually, and most recently launched the Global Threat Assessment on 14<sup>th</sup> February 2018, highlighting the changing nature of the online threat to children.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 12/04/2018 14:54:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman