Economic Update Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Tuesday 17th March 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rishi Sunak Portrait Rishi Sunak
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Many of the workers in the gig economy will benefit from statutory sick pay, depending on their exact contractual relationship with their employers, but the measures that we undertook last week in the Budget will provide direct support to those people.

Catherine West Portrait Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
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What contingency will be put aside by the Treasury to assist in recruiting more social care workers, who are desperately needed to look after people in their homes as they fall ill?

Rishi Sunak Portrait Rishi Sunak
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As I reiterated last week, we will provide whatever is required to public services. My right hon. Friend the Health Secretary is working with the Local Government Secretary to understand exactly what is required in social care.