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Desmond Swayne Excerpts
Tuesday 7th July 2020

(3 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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As I say, we will be setting out in the next few days and weeks exactly how the package will work,  how people can apply for the money and what the restrictions will be on the amount that can be applied for.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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Has the Minister listened to “The Archers” recently? It is suicidal. Will she reflect on the fact that the majority of us are more likely to die by our own hand than we are from the virus?

Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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I will reflect very hard on that. I am a great fan of “The Archers”, obviously.