| Heading: |
Venture Capital: Ethnic Groups and Women |
| Question ID: |
1794361 |
| UIN: |
45740 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4591 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Olney
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| Asking Member handle: |
sarahjolney1
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@sarahjolney1
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase representation of (a) women and (b) minority ethnic founders in venture capital funding. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
177 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Gareth Thomas
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| Answering Member handle: |
GarethThomasMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GarethThomasMP
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| Answer text: |
The Department leads on the Invest in Women Taskforce (IWT) and the Investing in Women Code (IWC). In November, the IWT launched a £255 million fund for female entrepreneurs, which will be invested through female investors in the UK, including backing fem... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |