NatWest: Loans
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) she and (b) her officials have had discussions with Natwest Bank on fixed rate loans for small and medium-sized businesses taken out in the 2008 period.
Answered by Emma Reynolds
The Government regularly engages with a range of stakeholders across the financial services landscape, and it is important that communication can take place in a free and frank way.
Officials and Ministers frequently engage with NatWest, as one of the UK's largest banks on a range of topics, including matters relating to SME lending.
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