Entrepreneurship and business — Oral evidence of 27 October 2026

What it examines

Witnesses discuss barriers facing entrepreneurs, including access to public finance. Jordan Dargue argues that support should reach early-stage female founders and proposes matched public investment alongside women angel investors. The hearing explicitly considers how British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund funding could reach these businesses.

Why it matters

Provides evidence for examining who benefits from UK public finance and how investment programmes are designed. These are witness proposals, rather than committee recommendations or agreed policy.

Oral evidence taken and ordered for publication on 27 October 2026. The hearing predates the 28 October Budget.