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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Test and Trace Support Payment (11 January 2021)

Question Asked

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the funding allocated to local authorities to make discretionary payments to people needing to self-isolate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)

Answer

The policy and funding for the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme is the responsibility of the Department for Health and Social Care. Of course, MHCLG ministers and officials regularly engage with their counterparts in a range of departments, including DHSC and the Treasury, as well as with local authorities on matters relating to local government finance.


Answered by:
Luke Hall (Conservative)
11 January 2021

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