Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 102222

Business: Loans

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment his Department has made of levels of lending to (a) rural and (b) other businesses.

Answer

Blair McDougall
Bank of England data describes lending to different types of businesses, broken down by business size and sector. It does not provide regional breakdowns, which precludes comparing lending across rural and other businesses.The British Business Bank (BBB) ...

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