{"value":{"id":1184843,"memberId":4098,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions","uin":"HCWS158","dateMade":"2020-03-13T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","title":"Contingencies Fund Advance","text":"<p>Parliamentary approval for additional resources of £1,500,000,000 will be sought in a Supplementary Estimate for the Department for Work and Pensions. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £1,500,000,000 will be met by a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund.</p><p>This is not a request for additional funding but is to meet the Department’s cash requirements pending Royal Assent of the Supplementary Estimate 2019-20 and will enable the Department to continue to deliver an effective welfare system for our citizens.</p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":2,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1184849,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2020-03-13T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1184843","method":"GET"}]}