Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 127449

British Business Bank

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the British Business Bank on supporting access to capital for women-led and ethnic minority-led businesses.

Answer

Blair McDougall

The British Business Bank has numerous new and successful programmes to support access to capital for underrepresented groups, including:new £400 million Investor Pathways Capital initiative to reduce barriers to entry for new fund managers, with 50% of t...

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