Select Committee · Treasury Committee

The venture capital market

Status: Closed Opened: 28 Apr 2022 Closed: 16 Jan 2024 8 recommendations 10 conclusions 1 report

The Committee is holding a short inquiry into the venture capital market. Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Nineteenth Report - Venture Capital HC 134 24 Jul 2023 18 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
17 Conclusion Nineteenth Report - Venture Capital Not Addressed

Encourage urgent progress on pooling Local Government Pension Scheme assets.

Our evidence suggests that UK pension funds may be an untapped source for a deeper domestic capital market more inclined to risk investment in high-potential businesses. We welcome the Government’s announcement of work on pension fund consolidation in the autumn. We will scrutinise the details of those proposals closely. Any …

Government response. The government's response is boilerplate text detailing existing support for scale-up businesses through the British Business Bank, British Patient Capital, and EIS/VCT schemes. It does not address the recommendation regarding pension funds as an untapped source of capital or the …
HM Treasury

Correspondence

6 letters
DateDirectionTitle
20 Oct 2023 To cttee Letter from the Chair to HM Treasury, relating to the 'Venture Capital' report …
10 Mar 2023 Correspondence from the Chair to the Chancellor, relating to the sunset clause …
10 Mar 2023 Correspondence from the Chancellor, relating to the sunset clause on EIC/VCT, d…
10 Mar 2023 Written evidence from the Association of Investment Companies
7 Sep 2022 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, relating to Venture Capital, …
7 Sep 2022 To cttee Letter from the Chair to the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, relating to Vent…