Oral Question·Wales Office
“What arrangements are in place with the Welsh Government to co-ordinate the response to the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 14 April 2020Answered: 22 April 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Wales
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I have just set out the factual background and the percentage who knew about the change. The simple fact of the matter is that in the current economic circumstances, the taxpayer cannot bear the burden of tens of billions of pounds in compensation. [ Interruption. ] Opposition Members are chuntering away, but, in 14 years, they accelerated the changes and never once spoke about compensation.