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Epidarex Capital and IQ Capital

Commons · Question 107648 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the press release entitled ‘Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review’ published on 20 January 2026, what financial return his Department expects fro

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Answered by Blair McDougall, 28 Jan 2026

These investments were made by the British Business Bank. The Bank’s investments in aggregate are expected to generate a financial return that exceeds the Government’s cost of borrowing. In the year ended March 2025, the Bank reported a profit of £144 mil...