Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposals for a Furloughed Space Grant Scheme, put forward by the British Retail Consortium and the British Property Federation; and what plans they have, if any, to implement such a scheme.

In this difficult period, the government is making sure that people and businesses have access to the support they need as quickly as possible. That is why the Government has announced unprecedented support to protect against the current economic emergency, including immediate steps to give businesses access to cash to pay its rent, salaries or suppliers. Alongside this, the Government has also taken temporary steps to protect commercial tenants from eviction as well as to safeguard UK high streets against aggressive debt recovery actions during the coronavirus pandemic.