Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“What assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 on the tourism sector.”
Tabled: 20 May 2020Answered: 4 June 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Kirsty McNeill)
Economic growth is the Government’s No. 1 mission. These changes to national insurance contributions are being made in the context of a resilient labour market, with the estimated employment rate up 0.9 percentage points over the last quarter of 2024. We are creating jobs and opportunities through our plan for change and truly making work pay, to help raise living standards right across the UK.