PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment: Coronavirus (15 December 2020)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Government fiscal support for (a) job retention and (b) self-employed people during the covid-19 pandemic in the UK and internationally.

Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) continues to be one of the most generous schemes in the world.

Given the schemes’ economic and fiscal significance, HM Treasury and HMRC are undertaking evaluations of the CJRS and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The CJRS Evaluation Plan, which was published on GOV.UK on 17 December 2020, sets out the evaluation approach.

Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
21 December 2020