Question follow-through · 3447
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of the Bounce Back Loans scheme; what proportion of the loans have been (a) returned and (b) written off; and whether all data related to the scheme has been recor
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 13 Sept 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of the Bounce Back Loans scheme; what proportion of the loans have been (a) returned and (b) written off; and whether all data related to the scheme has been recor
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Sept 2024
Answer published
Businesses have drawn a total of £46.59 billion under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. 12.97% of facilities by volume have been repaid and 59.44% of facilities by volume are on schedule. 19.77% of facilities by volume have been settled under the Government gu...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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