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Business: Finance

Lords · Question HL3214 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

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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...