Extract from Commons statement on Covid-19: Winter Plan - Nov 23
Tuesday, 24 November 2020 07:34
Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (SNP) [V]:...While we all
welcome that hope on the horizon, there remain far too many of our
citizens who have not received a single penny of support since the
beginning of the pandemic. Three million freelancers, sole traders
and the recently self-employed all remain excluded from any of the
economic support established by this Tory Government. Those include
people across our community —painters, bricklayers, musicians
artists, entrepreneurs and...Request free trial
(Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (SNP) [V]:...While we all
welcome that hope on the horizon, there remain far too many of our
citizens who have not received a single penny of support since the
beginning of the pandemic. Three million freelancers, sole traders
and the recently self-employed all remain excluded from any of the
economic support established by this Tory Government. Those include
people across our community —painters, bricklayers,
musicians artists, entrepreneurs and plumbers—and
because of the choices made by this Tory Government, they are now
facing Christmas with no help and no support. I and my party have
been raising that issue since March, eight months ago. The excluded
are not asking for any special treatment; they are looking for some
of the same fairness that others have seen. Others have received
support, and those who are excluded should also be getting
it...
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