Business: Finance
Lords · Question HL3214 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of businesses were assessed as being in critical financial distress in the second quarter of this year in (1) Wales, (2) England, (3) Scotland, and (4) Northern Ireland; and how these figures compare with th
Answer
Answered by Lord Leong, 21 Sep 2026
Official data on business vulnerability is not published by the Department.Growth is this government’s number one mission and our plan is to make the UK the best place to start and grow a business, with a culture that supports entrepreneurship in every co...