Written questions

Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Commons · Question 1862 · Tabled 25 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 2 Aug 2024

Question

Asked by Luke Charters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of credit losses arising from fraudulent loans provided through the (a) Bounce Back Loans Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 2 Aug 2024

As at March 2024, £1.51 billion has been paid out on the government guarantee on BBLS loans where there was lender reported suspected fraud, and £19.8 million has been paid out on the government guarantee on CBILS loans where there was lender reported sus...