Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 18321

Business: Women

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of angel investment for female-led businesses.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The Department recognises that increasing the number of women angel investors is key to improving access to finance for female-led businesses. Evidence from the DBT-backed Investing in Women Code report shows that more diverse angel groups make a larger p...

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