Written questions

Venture Capital: Equality

Commons · Question 45742 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make his policy to require venture capital firms to (a) record and (b) publish the diversity of founders receiving investment.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 29 Apr 2025

The Department is working to improve access to finance for diverse founders. An example of one initiative is the Investing in Women Code.It was established in 2019 as a recommendation of the Alison Rose Review to increase transparency and data reporting o...