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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-15more like thismore than 2020-07-15
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Companies: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2020 to Question 70388 on Companies: Coronavirus, what steps the Government plans to take to monitor whether companies borrowing through the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme are (a) engaged in trading activity in the UK at the Initial Drawdown Date and (b) using that finance facility to support their trading activity in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Walthamstow remove filter
tabling member printed
Stella Creasy more like this
uin 74551 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-20more like thismore than 2020-07-20
answer text <p>The Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme (CLBILS) guidance makes it clear that the British Business Bank is not responsible for monitoring or verifying the use of any money advanced by accredited lenders to borrowers.</p><p> </p><p>It is the lenders responsibility to ensure that CLBILS facilities comply with the CLBILS eligibility criteria, which include (amongst others):</p><p> </p><ul><li>That the relevant Applicant or Applicant’s Group is or will be engaged in Trading Activity in the United Kingdom at the Initial Drawdown Date</li><li>That the Proposed Scheme Facility will be used for an Eligible Purpose (which may include the refinancing of an existing Borrowing Facility used for an Eligible Purpose) and to support trading in the United Kingdom.</li></ul><p> </p><p>If the facility was not eligible at the offer date then the lender would not be able to claim against the guarantee. The British Business Bank retains the rights to request information from accredited lenders in order to verify whether a facility was eligible on the offer date.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders undergo a review to test a sample of CLBILS facilities to ensure that processes are being followed in accordance with the agreement.</p>
answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
answering member printed Paul Scully remove filter
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4414
label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
tabling member
4088
label Biography information for Stella Creasy more like this