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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Wednesday 18 November 2020 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Christine Jardine asked the Minister about extending the job retention scheme to June 2021 for Welsh and Scottish businesses.
  • The Minister responded that the Government has already extended the scheme to the end of March, protecting millions of jobs across the UK.
  • The Minister stated that extending the job retention scheme indefinitely is not a viable solution and that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been saved due to current flexibility.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Christine Jardine Lib Dem Edinburgh West
Economy Employment Scotland Wales
Context

The Liberal Democrat MP inquired about the extension of support available under the coronavirus job retention scheme to June 2021 to aid businesses affected by the ongoing pandemic.

Question

I am concerned that Welsh and Scottish businesses need more time to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. Will you hold discussions with the Chancellor to extend the job retention scheme until June 2021?

Answer from Simon Hart

The Government have already extended the job retention scheme to the end of March, which has protected millions of employees across the UK and supported over 400,000 jobs in Wales and 700,000 in Scotland.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The extension request until June 2021 was not addressed

How: I Am Quite Surprised By The Hon. Lady'S Question

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Q2 Christine Jardine Lib Dem Edinburgh West
Employment Brexit
Context

The Liberal Democrat MP inquired about extending the job retention scheme until June 2021 to give businesses time to plan and recover, especially considering the end of the transition period.

Question

I welcome the extension of the job retention scheme until March but request an extension to June 2021. This would provide sufficient planning time for businesses and support those who have been excluded from all help.

Answer from Simon Hart

We need to be serious about this; each extension request seems odd. Extending it indefinitely doesn't solve issues, and hundreds of thousands of jobs have been saved due to current flexibility.

Not addressed: The specific ask for extending the scheme until June 2021 was not addressed

How: We Need To Be Serious About This; Each Extension Request Seems Odd

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