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Small Businesses: Buckingham and Bletchley

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 12 June 2025UIN 904570

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

The British Business Bank's finance programmes, including the Start Up Loans scheme, help SMEs in Buckingham and Bletchley to access the finance they need.

Together with the Treasury, my department launched a call for evidence on SME access to finance to assess existing policies and identify barriers. The call aims to improve access to finance and support SME growth. We are considering the responses we have received and will announce further measures in due course.

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