Lockdown: Economic Support Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Lockdown: Economic Support

Jack Brereton Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd November 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jack Brereton Portrait Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
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Further to the points about supply chains, many manufacturers in the ceramics industry in Stoke-on-Trent very much depend on industries such as hospitality and retail, so will my right hon. Friend agree to look at what more support can be given to those industries where order books have severely diminished?

Steve Barclay Portrait Steve Barclay
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I recognise the point made by my hon. Friend. I have spoken about the impact on the sectors to which he refers. That is why such a comprehensive package of support has been set out, including through the job retention scheme, which will now run until 2 December; the generous support for the self-employed; the cash grants of up to £3,000 per month for businesses; the £1.1 billion of council support; and the plans to extend the various loans, and indeed the future fund, to the end of January. This all recognises the wider pressures to which he refers.