Oral QuestionForeign and Commonwealth Office

“What assessment he has made of the effect of Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank on human rights in that region.”

Tabled: 24 June 2020Answered: 30 June 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Equalities (Seema Malhotra)

A £250 billion boost could be added to the UK economy if women were given the same opportunity as men to start and scale their business. That is why it is a priority for this Government to increase access to capital for women-led businesses, and to continue to work, as the Chancellor has also outlined, with the Women’s Business Council and the invest in women taskforce, and on supporting the FTSE Women Leaders programme. We have backed the invest in women taskforce, which launched an initial £255 million fund, and there is a £50 million commitment from the British Business Bank to investment via female investors in women-led businesses.