Job Protection Covid-19 2020-11-18
2020-11-18
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Q1
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The question addresses the government's efforts to protect jobs in Wales amid the ongoing covid-19 crisis.
What steps his Department is taking to protect jobs in Wales during the covid-19 outbreak?
This Government have taken a broad set of measures to protect jobs in Wales and right across the UK during the covid-19 outbreak. We have shown flexibility, most recently by extending the furlough scheme until the end of March.
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Specific details on other steps taken beyond the extension of the furlough scheme were not provided.
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Q2
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The question delves into the extent of financial support provided by the UK Government through various schemes to protect jobs in Wales during the pandemic, also inquiring about additional support given to the Welsh Senedd.
To what extent have jobs and livelihoods in Wales been protected by the Government's financial support through the Chancellor's furlough and self-employed schemes and business grants and loans? Are there other ways that the Welsh Senedd has been supported by the UK Government?
The short answer is that they have been protected to an enormous extent as a result of measures brought forward by the UK Government. Over 400,000 people in Wales have benefited from the furlough scheme, £2 billion-worth of financial support has been provided through the UK Government's self-employment income support scheme, and £5 billion extra has been given to the Welsh Government. Not all that money has yet been spent, so there is plenty more that the Welsh Government could be doing to support businesses and jobs in Wales.
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