Kemi Badenoch thanked Christine Jardine for raising this important issue and acknowledged the significant impact of the pandemic on small businesses. She outlined several measures already in place, including £280 billion economic support, almost 10 million jobs furloughed through the CJRS, grants to almost 3 million self-employed individuals, over £68 billion loans to more than 1.4 million SMEs, VAT rate reductions, and business rates holidays until March 2021. The minister also mentioned additional support such as increased funding for restrictions grants (£1.6 billion) and extra help through welfare systems. She highlighted the extension of CJRS until April and the introduction of a fourth income grant for self-employed workers. Additional support includes £4.6 billion in one-off grants and discretionary funding for local authorities, demonstrating the Government's commitment to protecting and supporting small businesses throughout the pandemic.