Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93986

British Business Bank: Investment

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Gareth Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s Statement of Strategic Priorities to the British Business Bank, what metric is to be used to measure the target for two-thirds increase in the pace of investment; whe

Answer

Blair McDougall

The metric used to measure the targeted increase is the total amount of finance, both debt and equity investment, committed by the Bank each year. This metric excludes guarantees. The new level of £2.5 billion in annual commitments - expected to be achiev...

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