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HANSARDThe EconomyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the nature of our support at this phase in our recovery. In a couple of different ways, this support has evolved in the way she said. It…24 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe hon. Lady is absolutely right: it is a tragedy that 700,000 people have already lost their jobs and many more will. Our focus should be, and is, on finding fresh, new…24 Sept 2020HANSARDThe EconomyThe eligibility conditions will remain as they are, with refinements to make sure that businesses are still trading over the winter and to recognise that they have suffered and…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFrom the beginning of this pandemic, we have made changes to the operation of statutory sick pay and our welfare system to ensure that those who are isolating in any circumstance…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesMy hon. Friend raises an important point, and we recognise the vital role that alternative lenders can play in providing finance to SMEs. We continue to work with them and the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportThe hon. Lady claims that it was woefully inadequate; the VAT reduction was the single biggest ask from the UK hospitality industry. Not only was that delivered, but it was…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportAs ever, I am grateful for the advice from my right hon. Friend. He is right: businesses do need support, which is why many of the interventions that we have put in place—for…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportThe hon. Lady mentions hospitality and tourism, which is an industry disproportionately represented in Scotland. That is why the Government took steps in the summer to support the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady talks about our place as a trading nation. She may have missed the news last week that this country has concluded an enhanced free trade agreement with Japan. I pay…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesI respectfully disagree with the hon. Lady. Most people in the country recognise that the Government have provided unprecedented support at this difficult time to millions of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government’s comprehensive and generous package of support in response to the coronavirus has protected millions of livelihoods and supported hundreds of thousands of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesAs I have said from this Dispatch Box, we have not been able to help absolutely everyone in the exact way that they would have liked, but that does not mean that support is not…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Now that we have begun to reopen the economy, it is right that our support becomes differentiated and the focus shifts to getting people…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportMany self-employed people have received the second of the self-employment income support grants—almost 3 million people have now received support through that scheme—but the hon.…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportThroughout this crisis we have endeavoured to make sure that the most vulnerable in our society get the help that they deserve, which is why results published in July showed that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government and I remain committed to getting a deal, and will continue to engage constructively with our European partners in pursuit of that aim. With regard to funding for…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Job Support SchemesI hear what the hon. Lady says and will certainly reflect on it. I refer her to my response to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportWe have provided unprecedented support worth more than £190 billion to protect public health, businesses and jobs, and the Government remain committed to supporting the economy…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight the disproportionate economic impact that this crisis will have on young people. I have spoken about that from the Dispatch Box…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of good childcare, and the fact that the Government support people with 20% of their childcare costs up to a cap of…15 Sept 2020