{"value":{"id":1275331,"askingMemberId":4476,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-01-11T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-01-13T00:00:00","uin":"136002","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of covid-19 on supply chains in the hospitality industry.","answeringBodyId":201,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4414,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-01-19T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic the Government has worked closely with the hospitality sector, including businesses in the supply chain, to understand the impact of the pandemic on their businesses.</p><p>Businesses have been able to benefit from Government support, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Government-backed loans.</p><p>On 5 January, when the new National Lockdown began, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an extra £4.6bn in business support including a £594 million discretionary fund to support impacted businesses.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1275331","method":"GET"}]}