Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

“What steps his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.”

Tabled: 23 September 2020Answered: 29 September 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Torsten Bell)

The forecasts accompanying the Budget set out that the Office for Budget Responsibility expects employment levels to rise in every year of this Parliament. They also set out that employment is forecast to be higher in every year than previously expected back in March.