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HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportIt is slightly odd that Opposition Front Benchers talk about deviation when their position has deviated as much as it has, not least on the curfew, which they said they would…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportAmong the range of measures that we have put in place as support, one speaks directly to my right hon. Friend’s issue, which is the rent support of up to £3,000 for businesses…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportThe hon. Gentleman talks about transparency for the Welsh Government. The Chancellor had a call last Friday, which I joined, with the First Minister of Wales as part of our…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportIf the hon. Lady looks at international comparators, she will see that the Government’s package of support—more than £200 billion—is generous. I point her to the job support…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportI do not think it is acceptable to have a “fire and rehire” culture. The hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) put it very well in his question, and I echo those sentiments.…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportWith respect, I did answer it. I pointed to the projection given by the chief medical officer and chief scientific adviser at that time, the SAGE guidance and the fact that the…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportAs the Minister responsible for Government spending on behalf of the Chancellor, I would want to look closely at why the school in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency is saying that…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportThe very favourable terms of the bounce back loans were designed to deliver with speed. This was an initial challenge of the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme; we…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportIt is about getting the right balance because, ultimately, the most damaging thing for those pubs in tier 2 would be a further escalation of the virus and a situation in which…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportAs the right hon. Gentleman will know, that same SAGE guidance also says that there are multiple anecdotal reports of outbreaks linked to bars, and the Public Health England case…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportIt is very many years since I gave legal advice as a community lawyer, but one of the things I remember is that in employment law there is often a lot of complexity around what…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportThe reality is that the aerospace and aviation sectors have received over £8.5 billion through the covid corporate financing facility. Grants for research and development, loans…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of benefiting from the local knowledge on track and trace, which is why the Prime Minister and the Chancellor announced an…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportIt has not. It has provided a universal offer to all firms that are able to be open, for exactly the reason that is at the heart of the hon. and learned Lady’s question. She is…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportAgain, I appreciate the concerns the hon. Gentleman raises on behalf of businesses in his constituency, but, as I said to the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question; I think the Chancellor has demonstrated throughout the health pandemic that he has both kept an open mind and consulted widely,…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportWe did address this issue. I recognise that many hon. Members have raised it on behalf of councils where the initial estimate was at odds with the actual number of grants issued,…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportThe fact that, in the course of this urgent question, we have been criticised both for not locking down enough and for locking down too much indicates that these are balanced…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportOn the wider point, my right hon Friend, as a former Government Chief Whip, knows full well that in government one balances these Budget submissions alongside the wider fiscal…13 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic SupportMy hon. Friend raises a good point, and it speaks to the point raised on youth unemployment a moment ago. We have invested £2 billion in the kickstart scheme. We are tripling…13 Oct 2020