Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 18581
New Businesses: Government Assistance
Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Esther McVey
Conservative — Tatton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has analysed companies incorporated during the pandemic against recipients of Bounce Back Loans and other Covid support schemes.
Answer
Blair McDougallHM Government has analysed the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) portfolio for indicators that borrowers received loans which were ineligible under Scheme rules. This included analysing whether businesses were established on or before 1st March 2020 in accor...
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