Mr. Djanogly: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform for what reason the Registrar of Companies is not able to implement changes to Companies House systems and processes in relation to sections (a) 13-6, (b) 7-16, (c) 17-28, (d) 31-38, (e) 53-85, (f) 86-88, (g) 89-111, (h) 112-144, (i) 540-657, (j) 658-737, (k) 854-859, (l) 860-894, (m) 1000-1034, (n) 1040-1042, (o) 1044-1059, (p) 1060-1062, (q) 1064-1076, (r) 1081-1084, (s) 1093-1101, (t) 1108-1110, (u) 1112-1120, (v) 1182-1191 and (w) 1192-1208 of the Companies Act 2006 before 1 October 2008. [166489]
Mr. Timms: The Registrar of Companies has not advised that Companies House will not be able to implement the necessary changes by October 2008; rather, that he can not be absolutely confident of doing so. In the circumstances, the Government decided to announce a delay now so that companies can have certainty about the timetable for forthcoming changes.