Asked by: Alun Cairns (Conservative - Vale of Glamorgan)
Question to the Scotland Office:
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of economic support for Scottish businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Alister Jack - Secretary of State for Scotland
The UK Government is providing continued UK-wide support and security to manage the ongoing impacts of Covid-19.
One in three jobs in Scotland has been supported by the UK Government’s unprecedented employment support package.
Scottish businesses have benefited from more than £3.4 billion of loans and support driven by UK Government schemes.
We have also provided a much needed boost to Scottish tourism and hospitality with our UK-wide VAT reduction.