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Debate between Steve Barclay and Henry Smith
Tuesday 24th March 2020
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Steve Barclay
The hon. Gentleman raises an important point about the pressure on the Department for Work and Pensions at this time. That is a key reason why the design of the schemes that we have been looking at and that have been put forward by the Chancellor do not add complexity and pressure on the DWP. We have been actively working on identifying where we can free up and reprioritise resource in DWP to assist with this issue. I have been discussing the matter with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and working closely with her on it.
Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
Obviously, airports and airlines are particularly adversely affected by the covid-19 situation.