Written Question·Treasury·UIN 86595

Small Businesses: Finance

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take legislative steps to reform the Bank Referral Scheme to ensure that SMEs are referred to the (a) most appropriate and (b) best value funding option.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 28 October to PQ 84135.