Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support job retention in (a) Coventry North East constituency and (b) Coventry during the covid-19 outbreak.

As at 15 March 2021, the CJRS (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) has supported 20,600 employments in Coventry North East constituency and 56,600 employments in Coventry since its inception. As announced at Budget, to support businesses and employees through the next stage of the pandemic, the Government is extending the CJRS for all parts of the UK for a further five months from May until the end of September 2021.