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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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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  1. 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

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 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...

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