Female Entrepreneurs

Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 20 June 2013.

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Photo of Catherine McKinnell Catherine McKinnell Shadow Minister (Treasury) 9:30, 20 June 2013

I thank the Minister for that answer. The Prince’s Trust is doing sterling work to support young entrepreneurs in the north-east, such as Emma Reilly in my constituency who set up a web-based design business with its support. It is worrying, however, that the Government’s new enterprise allowance is reaching only 30% of women. What are the Government going to do to ensure that that help reaches women to help more female entrepreneurs come into the market?