Coronavirus: Employment Support Debate

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Nick Smith

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Coronavirus: Employment Support

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Windrush Lessons Learned Review
Thursday 19th March 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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As ever, my hon. Friend makes a sensible suggestion. I will look at it carefully.

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I do wish Ministers would stop using hyperbole such as “whatever it takes”, when they do not follow through sufficiently quickly. Will the Government extend SSP to support all workers and pay it at the rate of the real living wage straightaway?

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