Extract from Lords debate on Economic Environment: Growth and Jobs - Jul 11

Friday, 12 July 2019 08:15

Baroness Fairhead (Con):...Secondly, there is a need to spread access to growth capital across all regions of the UK. As my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe referred to, London and the south-east receive the lion’s share of equity investment in SMEs, despite high-growth companies being much more broadly spread across the country. The British Business Bank has established regional funds with the northern powerhouse, the Midlands Engine, and with the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly...Request free trial