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HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI am grateful to the hon. Member for that intervention. I agree with her. We have repeatedly raised that issue with the Government. Repeatedly we have been told that the computer…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI beg to move, That this House calls for the Government to abandon its one-size-fits-all withdrawal of the Coronavirus Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support Schemes,…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI will make some progress, if the hon. Member will permit me. He may find the answers to his questions—any further ones—in what I am going on to say. In addition to those groups…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising that point. The Government promised local authorities that they would meet their calls to back-fill not just the spending that they…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesWith all due respect to the hon. Member, he may have missed what I said. We believe that the Government need to sit down and talk to exactly the stakeholders they trumpeted so…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI will make some progress because I am aware that so many Members want to speak on this critical subject. For some businesses and staff well on their way back to normal, it is…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesWith respect, I will not give way as I have done so many times and I am aware of the time pressure with many Members wishing to participate in this debate. We need support that is…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesIf I may, I will finish this point and then take one more intervention; I do not want to frustrate all those colleagues who wish to speak in this debate. The Federation of Small…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI would love it, frankly, if the Chancellor and his team wished to open talks with the Opposition, with business, with trade unions, looking at the different options that I have…09 Sept 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateOur country has been through a great deal over these past few months. Hundreds of thousands have wrestled with this terrible disease. For many months, people have had to go…08 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have to say that it is disappointing to hear that the Chancellor is not budging from this position. As mentioned, it is already leading to additional waves of…07 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor stated earlier that the job retention scheme is being wound down from the autumn. It is actually being wound down from the start of next month across all sectors at…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesThe OECD’s global outlook suggested that the reduction in GDP in the UK due to the current hit of coronavirus will have been the largest in all the developed economies. The…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme Changes(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the economic outlook for the UK and the Government’s strategy to protect jobs and the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeI appreciate the Chancellor’s comments, but we really need clarity around whether he is considering evidence from other countries, which, in many cases, are calibrating changes to…18 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeLabour supported the introduction of the furlough scheme, and we have consistently called for it to become more flexible. We recognise that it cannot persist forever. However,…18 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the Government’s economic package in response to the covid-19 outbreak.12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Economic PackageThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I would also like to wish the Chancellor many happy returns. As a constructive Opposition, we want to work with the…12 May 2020HANSARD Finance BillThank you, Mr Speaker. May I echo the Financial Secretary’s comments about the hard work that you and the parliamentary authorities have gone to, to ensure that these proceedings…27 Apr 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI am grateful to the Chancellor for advance sight of his statement, and to all the Treasury civil servants, and those in HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions, who have…27 Apr 2020