questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of regional investment groups introduced under the SME Finance Charter.
answerText: The SME Finance Charter was an awareness-raising initiative introduced in 2019 and updated in 2022 following the Covid-19 pandemic.The British Business Bank's Nations and Regions Investment Funds provide debt and equity finance to businesses outside Londo...
heading: Small Businesses: Finance