Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What discussions he has had with small businesses on the operation of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.”
Tabled: 27 April 2020Answered: 4 May 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr Hamish Falconer)
I welcome the appointment of my hon. Friend as the new UK special envoy for freedom of religion or belief. As part of our intensive diplomatic engagement with international partners, and indeed with the interim Syrian authorities, we have consistently advocated for an inclusive political transition and underlined the importance of protecting the rights of religious and ethnic minorities.