Oral Question·Treasury
“What assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing Government-backed loans for SMEs.”
Tabled: 21 January 2026Answered: 27 January 2026
Asked by
Jo White
Labour — Bassetlaw
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Lucy Rigby)
The Government provide a wide range of loan support for SMEs through the British Business Bank. This includes the start up loans programme and the growth guarantee scheme, the latter of which recently supported over 4,000 businesses and over 65,000 jobs right across the country.