Rehman Chishti – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rehman Chishti on 2015-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of start-up loans have been taken up by black and minority ethnic people in the last five years.

Matthew Hancock

As of 31st December 2014, 6,351 start-up loans with a value of £34.8 million have been drawn down by black and minority ethnic people. This equates to 25% of the total lent under the programme.