{"value":{"id":1255804,"askingMemberId":4874,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-11-26T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-11-30T00:00:00","uin":"121408","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the economic support available for Welsh businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.","answeringBodyId":28,"answeringBodyName":"Wales Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3944,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-12-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>I have regular discussions with my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the UK Government’s support for jobs and businesses in Wales during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>Wales is benefitting directly from UK Government support to enable businesses and employees to get through the covid-19 outbreak. Our Coronavirus Business Loan Scheme has supported over 1,600 Welsh businesses; we have backed 48,000 bounce back loans; our Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has protected over 401,000 jobs and our Self-Employed Income Support Scheme has helped over 113,000 self-employed people in Wales. The UK Government has also guaranteed £5 billion in further funding to the Welsh Government for 2020-21 to support its response to the virus.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spending Review 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed an additional £1.3 billion for the Welsh Government for 2021-22, including £770m to support the response to Covid-19. This demonstrates that we are taking the steps needed to support businesses in Wales and right across the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Business: Wales","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1255804","method":"GET"}]}