Written Question·Treasury·UIN 82947

Banks and Community Development Finance Institutions

Tabled: 17 October 2025

Answered: 23 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will encourage partnerships between (a) Barclays Bank, (b) Santander, (c) HSBC, (d) NatWest and (e) Lloyds Bank with community development finance institutions serving areas of highest deprivation.

Answer

Lucy Rigby

The Government recognises the vital role Community Development Finance Institutions play in providing affordable credit to underserved consumers and businesses. To support this, in November 2024, the British Business Bank launched the Community ENABLE Fun...

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