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British Business Bank

Commons · Question 93990 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of the British Business Banks’s economic capital limit has been earmarked specifically for (a) micro-businesses and (b) businesses in the devolved nations.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 28 Nov 2025

The Secretary of State and the Chancellor have jointly set the British Business Bank a strategic mandate over the next five years. This includes a new mission to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale...