Debates between Viscount Younger of Leckie and Lord Judge during the 2019 Parliament

Coronavirus Grants: Fraud

Debate between Viscount Younger of Leckie and Lord Judge
Tuesday 25th January 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
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No, he should not resign. I go back to the most fundamental point, which is that we had to act particularly quickly back in lockdown 1 to support businesses. As a result, we put in the £400 billion package of economic support that I referred to earlier. That protected more than 14.5 million jobs and thousands of businesses. It is a great credit to the Chancellor that he took those bold steps.

Lord Judge Portrait Lord Judge (CB)
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Has a police investigation into these frauds started? Has the Serious Fraud Office been involved?

Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
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Not that I am aware of.