Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 84110
British Business Bank: Investment
Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has set a quantitative target for annual increases in private capital crowd-in by the British Business Bank over the next five years.
Answer
Blair McDougallNo. Setting a quantitative target for annual increases in private capital crowd-in by the British Business Bank could incentivise a shift towards less risky investments, which are more likely to attract private capital. This would be contrary to the Bank’...
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