Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 7
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Prepare Government to intervene on gender quotas if female entrepreneur investment does not improve.
Recommendation
Wo do not support mandating gender quotas on investment committees at this stage, as measures to improve transparency and increased incentives to change behaviour should be given time to have an effect; but the Government should not rule out intervention in the future if the level of venture capital investment in female entrepreneurs shows no sign of improvement. (Recommendation, Paragraph 40)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees on supporting women-led businesses and highlights its current strategies, including the new British Business Bank £400m Investor Pathways scheme, to back under-represented entrepreneurs and foster an action-based approach through initiatives like the Invest in Women Taskforce.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Government agrees and does not rule out interventions in the future if the level of venture capital investment in female entrepreneurs shows no sign of improvement. 13 https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Advancing-Women- led-Innovation-%E2%80%93-Our-Pledge-for-Progress.pdf
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