Coronavirus (COVID-19): ministerial direction for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Ministerial direction letters authorising the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which provides financial support to smaller businesses affected by coronavirus.

The first letter is from the Permanent Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to the BEIS Secretary of State requesting the ministerial direction.

The second letter is from the BEIS Secretary of State to the Permanent Secretary setting out the ministerial direction.