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British International Investment

Commons · Question 29931 · Tabled 7 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 21 Feb 2025

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Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of British International Investment's new investments were 2X qualified in the last financial year; and what proportion of those had (a) 51% wome

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Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 21 Feb 2025

The Government has agreed that British International Investment (BII) should ensure that 25% of its commitments between 2022-26 qualify as gender lens investments. In the first two years, 38% of new commitments are 2X qualified.In 2023, £297 million quali...