Covid-19: Government Support for Business Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Covid-19: Government Support for Business

Mike Kane Excerpts
Thursday 16th December 2021

(2 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Kane Portrait Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab)
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Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser, just said:

“100,000’s staff hours are being slashed up and down the UK, due to cancellations. A large proportion”—

of those staff—

“are on a living wage.”

He says that the silence from the Chancellor is “deafening” and it is, “Unforgivable and Unforgettable.” Does the Minister agree?

John Glen Portrait John Glen
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I don’t.