Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jane Stevenson and Steve Barclay

Tuesday 22nd June 2021 Commons Chamber

[Steve Barclay]

I fear that the question came before my previous answer. I had just mentioned the £300 million of additional support, over and above the £1.57 billion of support that has been announced. Indeed, the hon. Member frequently raises the plight of those individuals who have been hit, and again that is something we very much recognise. Again, however, that is why my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has set out the wider package of support, such as the time to pay arrangements, loans, business grants and the universal credit uplift. This is about looking at the totality of support within the £352 billion that my right hon. Friend has set out.

[Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East) (Con)]

What steps his Department is taking to incentivise businesses to invest in new equipment or infrastructure.

Areas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic Support

Debate between Jane Stevenson and Steve Barclay

Tuesday 6th October 2020 Commons Chamber

[Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East) (Con)]

There is no crystal ball that will tell us how bad the virus will be in various areas. I thank the Chief Secretary for his assurance that the Government will be flexible and continue to offer targeted support in areas of high coronavirus rates. Will he also assure my constituents in Wolverhampton North East and people in the Black Country that the Government’s levelling up agenda will not be forgotten in the coming months?

[Steve Barclay]

I am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance about levelling up. It is at the core of the Government’s mission. It is a key priority of the Prime Minister and consequentially of all Ministers. We are actively working in the Treasury to accelerate under Project Speed our infrastructure investment to ensure that it is better targeted in terms of place as well as scheme.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jane Stevenson and Steve Barclay

Tuesday 7th July 2020 Commons Chamber

[Steve Barclay]

As a former teacher, my hon. Friend speaks with great authority on such issues. I absolutely agree that a strong post-16 education system is vital to our recovery. That is why we have applied a range of flexibilities to the usual funding arrangements, and the Department for Education has set out further details.

[Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East) (Con)]

What fiscal steps he is taking to support innovative and fast-growing firms during the covid-19 outbreak.