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New Businesses: Loans

Commons · Question 22211 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Ranger

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the description of the Start Up Loans Scheme as Government Backed in providing clarity to prospective applicants about the Government

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 3 Sep 2026

The Start Up Loans programme provides access to finance for individuals seeking to start or grow a business. The programme is described as government-backed because the programme and its lending are funded by government through the British Business Bank. ...