Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 45742
Venture Capital: Equality
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make his policy to require venture capital firms to (a) record and (b) publish the diversity of founders receiving investment.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Department is working to improve access to finance for diverse founders. An example of one initiative is the Investing in Women Code.It was established in 2019 as a recommendation of the Alison Rose Review to increase transparency and data reporting o...
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