Oral QuestionScotland Office

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional packages of support for industries by sector in Scotland as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

Tabled: 23 June 2020Answered: 1 July 2020

Asked by

Jeff Smith

LabourManchester Withington

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)

After 14 years, the Conservatives left our flood defences in the worst condition on record. We are investing a record £2.65 billion in a thousand projects to better protect 52,000 properties by March 2026.