Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 37486

New Businesses: Women

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 20 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Lauren Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of British Business Bank funding is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs by sector.

Answer

Gareth Thomas

The British Business Bank delivers most programmes via third parties, limiting data on gender and sectoral breakdowns, however it aims to increase gender data in 2025.The Start Up Loans programme is an example of where gender data is held, and since 2012,...

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