Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will extend the business loan scheme to ensure that dental practices are able to access financial support where necessary.

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) is open to eligible businesses operating in most sectors, including dental practices.

In order to be eligible for the CBILS, businesses must:

• Be UK-based in their business activity, with annual turnover of no more than £45m;
• Have a borrowing proposal which, were it not for the current pandemic, would be considered viable by the lender;
• Self-certify that they have been adversely impacted by the Coronavirus; and
• Derive more than 50% of their income from trading activity.