Question follow-through · 111074
Business: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment he has made of the level of
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment he has made of the level of
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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10 Feb 2026
Answer published
The lending commitment facility is not time limited. We have not made a formal assessment of how much of the lending commitment is expected to be drawn down in each financial year. The support that the participating banks can offer to businesses hoping to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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