Sir Desmond Swayne corrected the Commons record on Small Businesses (Developing Countries)
The words were spoken in the Commons on 17 December 2014. The correction was made by letter from Mr Swayne, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 18 December 2014. The correction replaced 2 figures (29 million, £26 billion) with 2 figures (26.9 million, £1.25 billion). Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.
The question
My right hon. Friend will know that it is hard enough, with some notable exceptions, to get women involved in entrepreneurial activities in this country. What is he doing to encourage women entrepreneurs in developing countries?
Original and corrected words
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| Original | Corrected |
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| We have provided some | We have provided some 26.9 million women with access to financial services, and we are supporting the provision of some £1.25 billion in commercial loans to some 50,000 businesses led by women. Last year at the conference we announced that we would provide support for mentoring for 100 women across north Africa. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/14121838000002.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 7d1f81c5dae97c18bd05a210b966b129950f0966f2eb6be60cf046f4256a0a4d |