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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the (a) number and (b) financial value of start-up loans was for small businesses in (i) Bolton and (ii) Bolton West constituency in the last 12 months.

For the 12 month period up to end of March 2017, the Start-up Loans Company granted 28 loans totalling over £333,500 to businesses in Bolton.

For the same period, 11 loans were granted totalling over £114,750 to businesses in Bolton West.