Question follow-through · 93985
British Business Bank
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targets the Government has set for the British Business Bank in respect of i) the number of smaller businesses to receive finance, ii) the amount of finance directed to devolved nations and region
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what targets the Government has set for the British Business Bank in respect of i) the number of smaller businesses to receive finance, ii) the amount of finance directed to devolved nations and region
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State and the Chancellor have jointly set the British Business Bank a strategic mandate over the next five years. This includes a new mission to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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