Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 102222
Business: Loans
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham 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 McDougallBank 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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