Written questions

Public Equity: Investment

Commons · Question 121140 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential merits of public equity investment in frontier artificial intelligence companies in encouraging those firms to list or dual-list on UK capital markets.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 24 Mar 2026

The British Business Bank’s Five Year Strategic Plan, published in November 2025, sets a clear focus on improving access to finance for smaller and high-growth businesses, helping crowd in private capital and ensuring more UK companies can reach scale and...