Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 1 October 2019.
Simon Clarke
The Exchequer Secretary
A new business starts in the UK every 75 seconds. Following the patient capital review, we announced a £20 billion action plan to finance growth in innovative firms. To support that, we have established a new business finance council to ensure that Government, banks and other lenders work together to help small and medium-sized enterprises to access the finance that they need.