Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99150
Cooperatives: Finance
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gareth Thomas
Labour (Co-op) — Harrow West
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will introduce legislation to allow cooperatives to issue capital instruments to raise finance which don’t lead to demutualisation.
Answer
Lucy RigbyThe government is keen to ensure that the law governing co-operatives and community benefit societies supports their growth. That is why we are funding the Law Commission’s independent review of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. T...
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