Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether British Wool is an arm's-length body of Government; and what plans he has to provide British Wool with support to help it tackle the effects of the covid-29 outbreak on that sector.

British Wool is not an Arm’s-Length Body, it is a public corporation. As such, it is not eligible to access the full range of coronavirus support provided to private businesses.

However, sheep farmers remain eligible for a number of the business support schemes the Government has launched. These include the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan, Bounce Back Loans, Small Business Grant Funding and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Full details of the unprecedented support the Government has made available to businesses can be accessed on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.