Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 7 July 2020.
Andrew Bowie
Conservative, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
What fiscal support he has provided to Scotland during the covid-19 outbreak.
Steve Barclay
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The UK Government’s response to covid-19 has been UK-wide. More than 750,000 people in Scotland have benefited from the job retention scheme and the self-employed income support scheme, and Scotland has received £3.8 billion of Barnett consequentials.
Andrew Bowie
Conservative, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer. It shows the benefits of being in the most successful political and economic Union in the history of the world. What support are the Government thinking about giving to the oil and gas sector, which is struggling from the dual blows of record low oil and gas prices and the covid-19 pandemic?
Steve Barclay
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
My hon. Friend is right to identify the benefit of pooling through the UK approach, and the specific issues relating to the oil and gas industry. That is why industry leaders met the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on