Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in sectors unable to open due to covid-19 restrictions who have been excluded from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme since November 2020.
An estimate of the number of people employed in sectors unable to open due to COVID-19 restrictions who are not eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme since November 2020 is not available.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on GOV.UK. The latest release was published on 25 February 2021: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-february-2021.