Email Your MP: Support the Access to Finance for Women in Business Bill

The Access to Finance for Women in Business Bill is being debated in Parliament at Second Reading. This is the stage where MPs decide whether the Bill should move forward in principle — and public pressure is still influential.

Women entrepreneurs remain significantly under-represented among recipients of capital and public financial support. That is not just unfair — it’s a major economic loss.

In 2024, only 2% of UK equity investment went to female entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, research shows women-led businesses deliver around 35% better returns on average. The UK is leaving an estimated £310 billion in economic potential on the table.

This page gives you a ready-to-send email template to press your MP to attend and support the Bill.

What “Second Reading” means — and why your email matters

Second Reading is when MPs debate the main idea and purpose of a Bill. It’s not about every technical detail — it’s about whether Parliament agrees the Bill should progress.

If it passes Second Reading, the Bill usually moves to a Public Bill Committee, where MPs scrutinise the text in detail, hear evidence, and propose amendments.

That’s why now is the time to act: MPs are deciding whether this Bill gets serious parliamentary time, scrutiny, and momentum.

Why this Bill matters?

Women-led businesses face persistent structural barriers to finance:

  • 2% of UK equity investment went to female entrepreneurs in 2024

  • 80%+ of venture capital goes to male-dominated businesses

  • Women typically start businesses with 53% less capital

  • The loans women receive are 68% smaller on average

  • Supporting women to start and scale at the same rate as men could unlock £310 billion for the UK economy

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Take action in 3 steps

  1. Find your MP (based on your postcode)

  2. Copy and paste the email template below

  3. Send it today, making sure to include:

    • Your full name

    • Your full address

    • A clear request for your MP to attend and support the Bill at Second Reading

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Subject: Please attend and support the Access to Finance for Women in Business Bill

Dear [MP’s name],

I am writing as a constituent to urge you to attend and support the Access to Finance for Women in Business Bill at Second Reading.

Women-led businesses receive just 2% of UK equity investment, despite evidence showing they deliver stronger returns on investment. Women also start businesses with significantly less capital and receive smaller loans — not due to lack of merit, but because of persistent structural barriers in access to finance.

This is not only an equality issue but an economic one. The Rose Review estimated that £250 billion could be unlocked if women were supported to start and scale businesses at the same rate as men — a figure now estimated at £310 billion.
Ensuring fair access to finance for women in business is critical to economic growth, social mobility, and wider societal wellbeing, and I believe it is an issue that should matter to you as an MP representing our constituency.

I urge you to attend the debate, support the Bill in principle, and encourage proper scrutiny and strengthening as it progresses through Parliament.

Thank you for your time and for representing our constituency.

Yours sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your full address]
[Your email address]

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