The British Bankers' Association said:
"The banks formed a Taskforce on Business Lending in july. We have been working with both government and representatives of the business community since then. We are due to present our report to the Chancellor and the Business secretary of state shortly and will then publish it in full.
"The report will be comprehensive and will contain important and wide ranging recommendations.
"We will not be making any comment on the detail of its contents until after the discussion with the ministers"