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Whole Day Download the Hansard Tuesday Volume 681 29 September 2020 No. 110 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Tuesday 29 September 2020 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2020 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 135 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 136 House of Commons Support for Businesses: Covid-19 Craig Williams (Montgomeryshire) (Con): What steps Tuesday 29 September 2020 his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak. [906765] The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock Dr James Davies (Vale of Clwyd) (Con): What steps his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak. [906787] PRAYERS The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Alok Sharma): My Department has delivered [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] a wide range of measures as part of the Government’s unprecedented support package. That includes £11 billion Virtual participation in proceedings commenced (Order, in grants supporting almost 900,000 business premises 4 June). and over £57 billion in loan guarantees to over 1 million [NB: [V] denotes a Member participating virtually.] businesses across the UK. We have also extended the deadline for the loan schemes to the end of November, ensuring that there is further support for those who Oral Answers to Questions need it. Craig Williams: I thank the Secretary of State for that answer and for the support to date. When we emerge from the current crisis, we must build back in an BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL environmentally sustainable way and ensure that we are STRATEGY on track to meet our net zero target. What is he doing to deliver carbon capture and storage across the UK, to ensure that manufacturing and agricultural businesses The Secretary of State was asked— have certainty, with net zero in mind? R&D Road Map Alok Sharma: I agree with my hon. Friend: we need to build back better and build back greener. CCS will be Grahame Morris (Easington) (Lab): Whether he plans an essential part of the transformation to a low-carbon to prioritise the development and uptake of human-relevant economy, and it presents an opportunity for the creation new approach methodologies in the forthcoming UK of high-value jobs, which we want to see in our country. research and development road map. [906764] We have already announced a CCS infrastructure fund of £800 million to deploy carbon capture and storage in The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial at least two industrial clusters over the next decade. Strategy (Alok Sharma): In July,the Government published their ambitious R&D road map, reaffirming our Dr Davies: Many businesses in the Vale of Clwyd commitment to cement the UKs position as a science welcome the measures that the Chancellor announced superpower. Wewill revitalise our whole system of science, last week, but some local and regional employers of all research and innovation to release its potential, and our sizes still face significant challenges—none more so than investment in multiple disciplines and methodologies Airbus. Will my right hon. Friend recommit to doing all will be guided by expert researchers. he can to support Airbus and its highly skilled staff at this particularly uncertain time? Grahame Morris: I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. A successful transition to new approach Alok Sharma: My hon. Friend and other Members methodologies requires the support of Government- are champions for the businesses in their constituencies. backed infrastructure, a strategic allocation of funding, Airbus has been discussed with me and other ministerial improved education, multidisciplinary collaboration colleagues. Of course, Airbus is a vital part of UK between universities and industry, and close collaboration aerospace. We are currently providing the aerospace with the regulators. Will he undertake to prioritise the and aviation sector with over £8.5 billion of support opportunities offered by human-relevant methods, so through the covid corporate financing facility, R&D that the UK does not risk losing its position as a global grants, loan guarantees and export support. We are in leader in biomedical research and innovation? regular dialogue with Airbus, to see how we can assist it and its employees. Alok Sharma: I know that the hon. Gentleman cares deeply about this issue and launched a white paper on it Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab): Over earlier this year; I welcome the contribution of that report. 1 million people are employed in sectors that are currently The use of animals in research is carefully regulated and shut down, including weddings, events and nightclubs. remains important in ensuring that new medicines and The Chancellor last week refused to support them treatments are safe. However, the Government are because he said they are not “viable”, but those businesses committed to reducing and replacing the use of animal are shut because they are rightly following the Government’s research, and we have invested £67 million to support public health guidance to help tackle the virus. As the the development of new techniques that will help to person responsible for standing up for the businesses of achieve that. this country, does the Business Secretary not think it is 137 Oral Answers 29 SEPTEMBER 2020 Oral Answers 138 wrong, insulting and terrible for our long-term economic North (Edward Miliband). I have global exhibition future as a country to write off as unviable these businesses companies in my constituency that are on the verge of and jobs that provide livelihoods for so many people in going bust. They do not need to be told about the our country? kickstart scheme or apprenticeships, or to be told that universal credit is available for them. These companies Alok Sharma: As the right hon. Gentleman knows, are calling for an extension of business rate relief and a I talk to businesses every day, as he does, and I know it new grant scheme, bearing in mind that many of them is very difficult for many of them right now. The job were not eligible for the retail, hospitality and leisure support scheme announced by the Chancellor provides grant. Will the Secretary of State consider this, and targeted support for jobs and business facing lower commit to publishing a provisional date when conferences demand over the coming months. He will also know and exhibition events can reopen, as has been happening that the measures have been welcomed by business groups in parts of Europe? Will he also agree to meet the and, indeed, trade unions. The TUC said: sector? I have tried lobbying the Department for Digital, “the Chancellor has listened and done the right thing.” Culture, Media and Sport on this, and I am getting nowhere. Will he pay attention to this sector? In addition to the JSS, there are other measures available to support all businesses across the country. Alok Sharma: As the hon. Lady outlines, this particular sector is the responsibility of the Department for Digital, Edward Miliband: The Secretary of State did not Culture, Media and Sport. However, I have been talking answer my question about these businesses that are to representatives of the sector, as have my ministerial currently shut down and that are doing the right thing. team and, as I have said, we will continue to have such Many of them have no income coming in, they are conversations. As I have also said, the Chancellor set excluded from the JSS and they are already loaded up out a significant package of support since the start of with debt, yet they have rent to pay and overheads to this pandemic, and people are still able to make use of cover, and the Government are just leaving them out in that support. the cold. I believe these were good, viable businesses before the pandemic. They were good enough for the Scotch Whisky Tariffs Government to support them back in March, and we need them for our economy after the crisis is over. Will David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and he stand up for these businesses that need help and give Tweeddale) (Con): What steps his Department is taking them the support they need to help at least survive the to support the Department for International Trade in crisis? removing tariffs on Scotch malt whisky. [906766] Alok Sharma: Let me assure the right hon. Gentleman The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, that this Department does stand up for businesses. We Energy and Industrial Strategy (Nadhim Zahawi): My have a very regular dialogue with sectors on an ongoing Department is working closely with the Department for basis. As I said, I acknowledge that some of them are International Trade to secure a swift settlement of the facing particular difficulties. As he himself knows from ongoing aerospace dispute to the benefit of all UK his time in government, we are not going to be able industries, including Scotch whisky, and demonstrating to protect every single job—very, very sadly—but that is our commitment to free and fair trade. why we are providing extra support in the welfare system but also, really importantly, in support with David Mundell: Does the Minister recognise that it is skills and, indeed, apprenticeships and the kickstart very important to resolve this issue within the current scheme for young people, so that we can help people presidential term? Will his Department therefore take into better jobs. forward urgent measures to resolve, bilaterally,the Airbus- Boeing dispute so that we can get these damaging tariffs Darren Jones (Bristol North West) (Lab): It has been removed from Scotch whisky, as I say, during the current confirmed that the Secretary of State is due to rewrite presidential term? the industrial strategy this autumn.
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