Question follow-through · 24319
Investment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s competitiveness for attracting growth-stage investment.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s competitiveness for attracting growth-stage investment.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The UK benefits from the third largest VC market in the world, after the US and China. However, the British Business Bank’s 2026 Small Business Equity Report shows that when adjusted for GDP, US businesses raised 35% more late-stage investment than UK bus...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Economic Situation
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help ensure that the economy is resilient to global economic uncertainty.