Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justin Tomlinson and Scott Benton

Monday 29th June 2020 Commons Chamber

[Justin Tomlinson]

As a Department, we have rightly put an additional £6.5 billion into welfare support, on top of the £500 million hardship fund provided to local authorities. I welcome the further additional £63 million to boost council welfare support so that no one goes without food and other basic necessities in the coming months.

[Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con)]

What steps her Department is taking to promote employment opportunities as the economy reopens and the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.