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HANSARD Economy UpdateWe have already covered the point that furlough has been extended until the end of September. As I said in my answer only a moment ago, there are specific sectoral support…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateVery much. I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question, and he is absolutely right. That was exactly the Chancellor’s design for that continuity and certainty. Indeed, that…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateIt is slightly odd to criticise me when I am literally in the Chamber answering the hon. Lady’s question. The point is that there has been a comprehensive package of support for…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateThe support package announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor was designed to anticipate any potential slippage in the covid road map. The hon. Gentleman specifically…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateAs my hon. Friend will know, Treasury Ministers and colleagues across the Government are always keen to engage with him on specific sectoral issues. The wider package of support…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateFuture spending commitments on net zero will be matters for the spending review, but the hon. Gentleman will know well the Prime Minister’s commitment to that agenda and the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateI do not accept that. Looking at the vaccine programme that the UK has had thanks to the huge efforts of our NHS, volunteers and so many people in communities up and down the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateOne thing my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has shown throughout the challenges of the pandemic is his nimbleness and willingness to respond to changing circumstances, but part…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateNo one is saying that next month those businesses have to repay their bounce back loans. We have already extended the furlough and we have provided a huge amount of support to the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateWe want to ensure that the whole of the UK can benefit from freeports, and that is why we remain committed to establishing at least one freeport in Scotland, Wales and Northern…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateMay I first echo the remembrance by the hon. Lady and colleagues across the House of Jo Cox? I also pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work that she has done, including with my…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateBefore I make my statement, I add my appreciation to that of colleagues for Sir Roy Stone and the contribution he has made during his time in the House. There is little doubt that…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateToday’s announcement clearly pertains to commercial rents. Of course, colleagues continue to listen to Members from across the House on other issues as they arise. I am very happy…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateI strongly welcome my hon. Friend’s question. She is absolutely right to focus on that. That is why, at the Budget, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor announced key measures such…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateAs my hon. Friend touched on in his question, the Government have committed to conclude the business rates review by autumn 2021. The review is considering the issues he mentions,…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateFirst, I am very grateful to the hon. Member for the kind invitation, and I hope one day to be able to join him in what I am sure are fantastic local businesses to which he is…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of the review of social distancing that the Government are committed to undertaking, and that will obviously shape the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateThe furlough is available—it extends to the end of September—but the hon. Gentleman seems to be suggesting that it is there almost indefinitely, as opposed to being an exceptional…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateI absolutely agree, and I think that the importance of securing private investment is a very good note on which to end. My hon. Friend will know that in May, on the consumer…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateFirst, may I join you, Madam Deputy Speaker, in offering congratulations to my right hon. Friend on her well-deserved recognition? She raises an important and legitimate point.…16 Jun 2021