Oral QuestionTreasury

What steps her Department is taking to ensure SMEs have equitable access to finance from banks.

Tabled: 17 June 2026Answered: 23 June 2026

Asked by

Sonia Kumar

LabourDudley

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

I am shocked to hear of the impact on Derbyshire county council, which is proposing cutbacks to adult social care. Councils across the country were on the frontline of the last Government’s ruinous economic failure, which has left people who rely on services counting the cost. There is no quick fix, but we will provide councils with more stability and certainty through multi-year funding settlements, ensuring that councils can properly plan their finances for the future. We will work with local leaders to deliver this.