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Development Corporations: Loans

Commons · Question 28138 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Public Works Loan Board borrowing rates on the capital investment capacity of locally led development co

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 15 Sep 2026

The Public Works Loan Board lending facility provides cost-effective lending to local authorities to support local investment and service delivery. Locally-led development corporations cannot directly access lending from the PWLB though local authorities ...