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British Growth Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of private investment that the British Growth Partnership Fund I will leverage from institutional partners; and by what date he expects the Fund to achieve that t

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
21 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
26 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the level of private investment that the British Growth Partnership Fund I will leverage from institutional partners; and by what date he expects the Fund to achieve that t

  2. 26 Nov 2025

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  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The British Growth Partnership Fund I is anticipated to achieve a first close of the fund of £200 million by the end of March 2026. This amount will consist predominantly of private investment from UK pension funds.The Department expects that following th...

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