Written question asked by Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 March 2010. It was answered by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Business: Government Assistance

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions his Department has had with Royal Bank of Scotland on its administration of the small firms loan guarantee scheme.

Answer: [holding answer 30 March 2010]: The Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) was replaced by the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) in January 2009.Ministers have regular discussions with representatives of each of the main UK lenders regarding a range of SME finance issues including via the Small Business Finance Forum.Capital for Enterprise Ltd. (CfEL), which is responsible for operational delivery of SFLG and EFG on behalf of the Department, maintains a regular dialogue with each of the accredited lenders specifically regarding their administration of these schemes.

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