Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a risk analysis of the potential financial effect of easing the covid-19 lockdown on (a) individuals and (b) businesses.

On 10 May, the Prime Minister set out a conditional plan for reopening certain economic activities, whilst continuing to suppress the outbreak.

Further details on the Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-plan-to-rebuild-the-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy.

We will continue to monitor developments to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses.

The Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency including around £300 billion of guarantees – equivalent to approximately 15% of UK GDP.