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HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to end and add: “welcomes the Government’s package of support worth over £200 billion to help protect jobs and businesses…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe debate following this will address test and trace. It is worth bearing in mind that more than £12 billion has been invested in our test and trace capacity. Testing capacity…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI have addressed this previously, in this place and others. There is absolutely no bar on the Scottish Government’s setting a Budget in advance of the UK Budget. The fiscal…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageIt is the same type of support—support provided for the local authority to help its businesses. That was the question the hon. Lady asked my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageAs ever, my hon. Friend is spot on. It is not leadership to shy away from the hard choices and real trade-offs that these decisions take. She is absolutely right. The second part…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI know what a difficult time this is for the hon. Lady and her constituents. With regard to underspends—I will come on to this later—I think it is wrong to think of them in that…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The only sustainable way to protect jobs in the long run is to have an economy that is open and functioning. No amount of support can make up…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe job support scheme was widely welcomed not just by businesses groups such as the CBI and the Federation of Small Businesses but by the TUC, which I was happy to work closely…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThe most vulnerable have been at the forefront of our mind throughout this crisis, which is why it is clear from the distributional impact of our interventions, which was…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageThank you, Mr Speaker. If they did care, we would hear from the shadow Chancellor how many jobs Labour’s lockdown would cost.14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageHaving spent weeks indulging themselves with political attacks on this Government’s efforts to protect jobs, Labour Members have now flipped and support a blunt national lockdown.…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI am glad that there has finally been some acknowledgment that there will be a hit to businesses and jobs from what the Labour party is suggesting. It is right that support is…14 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Economic Support PackageI will make some progress. As the crisis evolves, our economic response will also evolve. What we will see over the winter is a complex picture of some businesses being able to…14 Oct 2020HANSARDJob Support Scheme and Local Restrictions Support GrantFollowing my announcement on Friday 9 October that I am expanding the job support scheme (JSS), and increasing the generosity and frequency of local restrictions support grants, I…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTreasuryThose that occupy certain business properties, as described in forthcoming guidance, will be eligible both for the relief and the grant, which will cover a significant number of…29 Sept 2020HANSARDTreasuryThose that have business properties will be eligible both for the relief and the grant, which will cover a significant number of events companies that have premises. Obviously, if…29 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThere is support in place for local authorities, through the NHS, for any response in areas of tightened restrictions, whether for community information or enhanced testing.…24 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question and for the conversations he has had with both me and the Prime Minister on the importance of supporting every part of our United…24 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyI thank my hon. Friend, and I am glad that our initiatives have made such a difference on the ground to people in his constituency in protecting jobs, as I am sure they have…24 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyDecisions on the exact operation of our welfare system are for the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, but I will happily reflect on the point that the right hon. Gentleman…24 Sept 2020