Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 58422

Companies: Finance

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 18 June 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of limited capital access on scale-up firms outside of (a) London and (b) the South East.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Businesses in shallower finance markets outside London and the South East are less likely to be able to access growth capital, meaning high-potential businesses may be forced to relocate or else accept slower growth. The British Business Bank’s Nations an...
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