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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-01-13more like thismore than 2021-01-13
answering body
Wales Office remove filter
answering dept id 28 more like this
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading Business: Wales more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment his Department has had made of the adequacy of the economic support available for Welsh businesses during the covid-19 outbreak. more like this
tabling member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Griffith more like this
uin 137359 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-01-19more like thismore than 2021-01-19
answer text <p>The UK Government is focused on supporting Welsh businesses and jobs through the Covid-19 outbreak. We have provided over £1.3 billion in Bounce Back Loans, £374 million in Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans, £523 million through the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, as well as £20 million through the Future Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has also protected over 400,000 Welsh jobs through the Job Retention Scheme, introduced VAT deferrals and VAT cuts for the tourism industry, provided an additional £9.3 billion to the welfare system across the UK, and created new innovative schemes such as ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ from which Wales has benefitted to the value of £13 million.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this direct support we have provided the Welsh Government with a £5.2 billion funding guarantee for the current financial year to help tackle coronavirus. The Welsh Government will also receive an additional £1.3 billion next year, including £770 million for tackling the pandemic.</p>
answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire more like this
answering member printed Simon Hart more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-01-19T14:04:23.54Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-19T14:04:23.54Z
answering member
3944
label Biography information for Simon Hart more like this
tabling member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this