Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81797
Small Businesses: Loans
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gareth Thomas
Labour (Co-op) — Harrow West
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ask the British Business Bank to support credit unions to offer loans to small businesses.
Answer
Blair McDougallThe British Business Bank is backing Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) with £150 million of capital through the Community ENABLE Funding programme, to support small businesses that are under-served by commercial lenders.Credit unions play...
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