I thank the hon. Lady for her point, but again we hear the argument that, because some of these jobs cannot be saved, no jobs should be saved. We say: let us invest in our people and assess the economic damage afterwards. At the moment, when the picture is not clear and the facts are still emerging, and when the extent of the damage is still unknown and the economy is still in a critical condition, we cannot afford to wind the scheme down in October.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Proceeding contribution from
Patricia Gibson
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 September 2020.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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