Oral Question·Scotland Office
“What steps he is taking to support the recovery of the Scottish economy as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.”
Tabled: 23 June 2020Answered: 1 July 2020
Asked by
Janet Daby
Labour — Lewisham East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Scotland
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
Nobody likes pubs better than me, and we support them. This is the same old nonsense: the Opposition say they do not want the rise in national insurance contributions, but they do not have the courage to say they would reverse it, because they know that if they did say that, they would be unable to say where the money is coming from. That is how we got into the problem in the first place.