Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme 2020-11-18
2020-11-18
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Q1
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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.
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?
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.
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Assessment & feedback
The extension request until June 2021 was not addressed
I Am Quite Surprised By The Hon. Lady'S Question
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Q2
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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.
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.
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.
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The specific ask for extending the scheme until June 2021 was not addressed
We Need To Be Serious About This; Each Extension Request Seems Odd
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