Business: Coronavirus

(asked on 23rd March 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses (a) receive comprehensive advice and consistent support when accessing the economic package of help that has been put in place in response to the covid-19 outbreak and (b) will be compensated if the planned measures prove to be insufficient.


Answered by
Steve Barclay Portrait
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This question was answered on 31st March 2020
The government has announced a significant package of financial support for businesses and organisations. Details of this package are available at: www.businesssupport.gov.uk. Businesses and individuals will also benefit from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), Statutory Sick Pay refunds and Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), which will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. More detail on the CJRS can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme and https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme.
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