Question follow-through · 4743

Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking through the Targeted Support initiative to encourage retail investment among first-time investors.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking through the Targeted Support initiative to encourage retail investment among first-time investors.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide. That is why the Chancellor’s Leeds Reforms, announced at Mansion House 2025, included bold actions to boost retail inves...

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