Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
What recent steps he has taken to support businesses in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency.
We’ve committed to invest up to £560 million through both the Borderlands Growth Deal and the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, demonstrating our commitment to supporting growth and prosperity in the Scottish Borders.
As of May 2019, the British Business Bank’s Start-Up Loans programme has made 45 loans totalling over £340,000 for businesses in his constituency.