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HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. I believe that, actually, the contact rate is radically higher—above 90%, which is very significantly different. We are in a…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI will make a little progress, if my hon. Friend does not mind. We need to find out from the Government why they have not used the £1.3 billion underspend from the grants…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI regret that the hon. Member did not answer the question that I asked him, which was whether he knew of any other area of the country that had been treated in the same way as his…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackagePerhaps the hon. Member has discovered another area; I am happy to take his intervention.14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI regret to say that the hon. Member, for whom I have a lot of respect, is sadly confused. It would have been useful if he had listened to the point that I just made, which was to…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI am very pleased and grateful that the hon. Lady has. She will, then, understand SAGE’s prediction that the infection is rising across the country, including rural and coastal…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI respectfully suggest to the hon. Lady that she read those SAGE papers. When she reads them—14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageMy hon. Friend puts his finger on it. It appears that experts are very clear that we are facing an unavoidable situation of rising infections that will not be stemmed unless…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic Support( Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on economic support available to individuals and businesses in areas of the country subject…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportJust over a month ago the Conservatives passed a motion in the House stating that “any deviation from this Government’s proposed plan will cause damage to the United Kingdom…13 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic Support(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on economic support available to individuals and businesses in areas of the country subject…06 Oct 2020HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportThank you, Mr Speaker, for your courteousness and patience, as always. Seventeen million people—one in four of us—are living under additional covid-19 restrictions. That was not…06 Oct 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI thank the Chancellor for his statement and for advance sight of this announcement. I have called for the introduction of a system of targeted wage support 40 times. That call…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor will be aware of concerns that the UK risks a slower recovery than comparable economies for self-inflicted reasons. Despite the devastating impact on jobs, the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI did not ask the Chancellor about the precise details of delivery and I did not ask about the scope; I asked him about the value of statutory sick pay. He needs to get a grip on…15 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI will take one final intervention, given that it is from the Government Benches, but then I will make some progress.09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. The jobs crisis that we are talking about is particularly intense in many of those communities impacted by the…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI will give way, but I am aware that there are many, many speakers for this debate, so I wish not to do that too frequently.09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI fear that the hon. Member may have missed off the end of the sentence, which is that, while it poses challenges, ultimately that does not mean that those challenges should not…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesMy hon. Friend has been such a champion for those jobs in York and, indeed, for jobs throughout the country. I say to her exactly what businesses in tourism right across the UK…09 Sept 2020