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Written Question
Business: Coronavirus
Wednesday 23rd June 2021

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.