Coronavirus: Wales
(asked on 5th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for (a) businesses and (b) people affected by the outbreak of the covid-19 omicron variant in Wales.
This question was answered on 5th January 2022
The UK Government has supported Welsh businesses and people throughout the pandemic, including providing £1.1bn through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, £2.4bn in business support loans, and supported 475,000 employees through the furlough scheme.
We have further confirmed £270m the Welsh Government can spend in advance of budgets being finalised at Supplementary Estimates.