Covid-19: Employment

Part of Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 15 September 2020.

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Photo of Steve Barclay Steve Barclay The Chief Secretary to the Treasury

My hon. Friend is right to recognise the effectiveness of that scheme in supporting demand. It was dismissed as a gimmick when my right hon. Friend the Chancellor launched it, but it has been warmly received by the hospitality industry. As she knows from her constituency and that of others, it is part of that wider package of support, including the cutting of the rate of VAT, which again has been a huge boost to that industry.