Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support he plans to put in place for (a) businesses and (b) employees in the event that (i) there is a second wave of the covid-19 outbreak and (ii) there are regional covid-19 lockdowns as a result of that second wave.
The Government has announced unprecedented support for public services, workers and businesses to protect against the current economic emergency
So far, the CJRS has helped 1.1 million employers across the UK furlough 9.2 million jobs, while 2.6 million self-employed individuals had applied for grants worth £7.6 billion in total.
As the economy opens up and we look forward, we will consider how best to support the economic recovery.