Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 76155

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud

Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many cases of alleged covid-19 Bounce Back Loan Fraud the National Investigation Service investigated under its contract with the Government; and how many people were arrested because of these inve

Answer

Blair McDougall
The National Investigation Service have investigated 254 Bounce Back Loan Fraud cases in total (including both open and closed cases).There have been 6 arrests resulting in no charge.There have been 56 arrests where the cases are still ongoing, and the su...

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