Oral Answers to Questions

Douglas Chapman Excerpts

Wednesday 8th December 2021 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

It is clear from what I said earlier on that the Government have no hesitation in raising these issues with China, as I did with President Xi the last time I talked to him. There will be effectively a diplomatic boycott of the winter Olympics in Beijing. No Ministers are expected to attend, and no officials, but what I can tell the House is that I do not think that sporting boycotts are sensible, and that remains the policy of the Government.

[Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP)]

Q13. The Prime Minister will be aware of the recent National Audit Office report on bounce back loans and the eye-watering levels of fraud and criminality uncovered. In the interests of the taxpayer, will the Prime Minister initiate a great British bounce back fraud squad to recover this public money and prosecute where appropriate, even if the crime was committed more than a year ago?

[The Prime Minister]

Of course, we will take action against anybody who has defrauded any of the covid loans, bounce back loans or otherwise.