Graham Stuart

Graham Stuart

Conservative — Beverley and Holderness

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

Debate

Employers

Contribution

Could the Minister confirm that, under the current regulatory regime, the £1.5 billion that will be taken over 15 months in this doubled bank tax could be lent out to a maximum of £25 billion? There is a risk that having withdrawn £1.5 billion from the banks’ equity, £25 billion—it is the maximum—in lending to the UK businesses we are talking about could be lost?

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