Extract from Work and
Pensions questions
(Rotherham) (Lab): Covid-19
has had a huge impact on manufacturing, particularly the
automotive and aviation industries. In Rotherham, McLaren and
Rolls-Royce face redundancies. As well as
universal credit, what package of support can the Minister put in
place to help these highly skilled workers if job losses do come
their way?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(): Any job loss is regrettable,
and the Department stands ready to support people who find
themselves in that position. The £6.5 billion package included an
increase to universal credit of over £1,000, a similar increase
to the standard allowance for tax credits and an increase to the
local housing allowance. That is over and above measures such as
the job retention scheme, the self-employment income support
scheme, the £500 million hardship fund via local councils and the
£63 million local welfare assistance fund. As the Chancellor
said, we will do whatever it takes to support people through
covid-19.
Extract from second
readind debate (Commons) of the Business and Planning
Bill
(Doncaster North)
(Lab):...The problem is not just with the small loan scheme. We
have seen a wave of job losses in manufacturing,
from Rolls-Royce to
McLaren to Jaguar Land Rover. Make UK is predicting that as many
as 170,000 jobs could be lost this year in the manufacturing
sector alone. Any talk of levelling up will come to nought if we
lose those jobs—I am sure that sentiment is shared across the
House—and I urge the Secretary of State to look at the
international comparisons of France and Germany, which have
protected and supported strategic sectors of the economy, such as
steel, aerospace and automotive, in a number of different
ways...
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