Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 86423

Small Businesses: Finance

Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what conversations his Department has had with relevant stakeholders to improve access to finance for small and medium businesses in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the

Answer

Blair McDougall
Representatives of the British Business Bank’s UK Network hold regular discussions with relevant stakeholders to improve access to finance in the North-East, as well as providing intelligence that helps inform future market interventions. North-East busin...

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