British Business Bank: Investment
Commons · Question 93986 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities to the British Business Bank, what metric is to be used to measure the target for two-thirds increase in the pace of investment; whe
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 1 Dec 2025
The metric used to measure the targeted increase is the total amount of finance, both debt and equity investment, committed by the Bank each year. This metric excludes guarantees. The new level of £2.5 billion in annual commitments - expected to be achiev...