Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he had made of the potential merits of introducing a universal basic income before announcing the covid-19 financial support schemes that are now in place.

I refer the Honourable Member to my written answer to Parliamentary Question 38615 that was given on 28 April 2020 www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-04-21/38615/