Question follow-through · 49782
Credit Unions: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will request that the British Business Bank make an assessment of the potential merits of support for a central finance facility for credit unions.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 1 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 19 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
1 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will request that the British Business Bank make an assessment of the potential merits of support for a central finance facility for credit unions.
6 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2025
Answer published
Credit Unions offer vital support, advice, and affordable finance to members. While there are no immediate plans for a central finance facility for Credit Unions, the government is committed to supporting underserved communities in all the nations and reg...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Manufacturing Industries: Women
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Small Businesses
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support Small and Medium Enterprises in (a) manufacturing and (b) other sectors, as part of the Industrial Strategy.
Industry Strategy Council: Small Businesses
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will publish information on the planned role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Industrial Strategy Council.
Cooperatives: Government Assistance
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 58428 on Cooperatives: Government Assistance, when he plans to publish the call for evidence into co-operative growth.
Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Finance
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to financially support retail and hospitality businesses on the high street.