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New Businesses: Government Assistance

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 18581

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government has analysed companies incorporated during the pandemic against recipients of Bounce Back Loans and other Covid support schemes.

Answered by Blair McDougall

HM Government has analysed the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) portfolio for indicators that borrowers received loans which were ineligible under Scheme rules. This included analysing whether businesses were established on or before 1st March 2020 in accordance with BBLS eligibility criteria.

HMG has not analysed companies incorporated before 1st March 2020 across other Covid Loan Schemes.

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