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HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessI, too, welcome the fact that garden centres will be open from tomorrow. It will be an opportunity for us to continue to restart our economy. My hon. Friend makes an important…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessI thank my hon. Friend and the Watford chamber of commerce for everything they are doing to support local businesses. He will know that the British Chambers of Commerce has worked…12 May 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessThe hon. Lady raised a number of points. Let me address two of them. She asked about the HSE funding. I am pleased that she welcomes the extra £14 million. Over the years, the HSE…12 May 2020HANSARDBusinesses: Safe Working GuidanceThe Government today published new guidance to help UK employers get their businesses back up and running and workplaces operating as safely as possible. The new guidance covers…11 May 2020HANSARDBounce-back Loans SchemeI am tabling this statement for the benefit of hon. and right hon. Members to bring to their attention the details of the new bounce-back loans scheme (BBLS). The bounce-back…11 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansWe are all aligned in our wish to make sure that these loans are getting out to businesses, and I believe that is starting to happen. On interest rates, of course, I have had…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansI say to the hon. Gentleman, for whom I have enormous respect, that one has to look at the sum total of what the Government are putting forward. He will know that about 4 million…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansI also take this opportunity to welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his new role. We have already had two very constructive discussions. I hope that will be the tone of our future…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansThe hon. Lady’s question was in two parts. The first related to social enterprises. CBILS is open to all social enterprises, so long as they make at least 50% of their income from…04 May 2020HANSARDSupport for Vaccine Manufacturing and Life Sciences SectorI announced the new vaccines taskforce on 17 April, which will expedite efforts to research and produce a coronavirus vaccine. Last week, thanks to UK Government financial support…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, we have provided support for the hospitality, leisure and retail sector. There is a 100% rates holiday for all businesses in that sector, and we…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansI thank my hon. Friend for that question. I can tell her that my Department is working very closely with the financial sector to ensure that businesses across the whole UK,…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansI welcome the hon. Lady’s acknowledgement that things are starting to work in terms of the CBIL scheme. I have personally had conversations with individual banks, and I will…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansMy hon. Friend raises an important point. As I said in answer to an earlier question, I have been talking to the largest lenders. I spoke to them particularly over the bank…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansAs of 1 May, over £4.7 billion-worth of loans have been issued under the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme to 29,496 businesses. From today, businesses will be able to…04 May 2020HANSARDSupport for Vaccine Manufacturing and Life Sciences SectorMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly important point. We are absolutely committed to working with international partners in tackling the pandemic, ensuring the UK is contributing…04 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan SchemeI am tabling this statement for the benefit of hon. and right hon. Members to bring to their attention the details of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme. Like…27 Apr 2020HANSARDDepartmental Contingency Liability: Coronavirus Interruption Loan SchemeI am tabling this statement for the benefit of hon. and right hon. Members to bring to their attention the details of the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme announced…24 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI do not have to look back. I can look at the present, which is record levels of employment. As I go through my speech, I will highlight some of the Government’s other…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will talk about the discussions I have had with business groups and business representatives, including those from the aviation sector. The Chancellor was very clear yesterday…12 Mar 2020