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Debate between Allan Dorans and Douglas Chapman
Tuesday 20th October 2020
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Allan Dorans (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (SNP)
What fiscal support he is providing to mitigate the economic effects of the covid-19 outbreak. [907767]
Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP)
What fiscal support he is providing to mitigate the economic effects of the covid-19 outbreak. [907769]
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jesse Norman)
The Government have provided an unprecedented package of support for people, businesses and public services throughout the UK, totalling more than £200 billion. That has included helping to pay the wages of 9.6 million people through the job retention scheme and protecting the livelihoods of 2.6 million self-employed workers through the self-employment income support scheme.