Oral QuestionWales Office

If he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending the support available under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to June 2021 to help support Welsh businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

Tabled: 10 November 2020Answered: 18 November 2020

Asked by

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratEdinburgh West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Wales

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for School Standards (Georgia Gould)

The Government are opening up access to music, art, drama and—crucially—sport. We want schools to have access to high-quality sports facilities so that children can achieve and thrive. The Department is improving school facilities through guidance and rebuilding programmes, with £2.1 billion of capital funding.