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British Business Bank

Asked by James WildConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 9 January 2025UIN 21044

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses have been supported by the British Business Bank since 2014.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

The British Business Bank’s recently published Impact Report shows that in 2023 alone the Bank funded 23,100 businesses. Data on the number of businesses supported by the Bank since its inception in 2014 is intended to be published in 2025.

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