PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Extended Services: Coronavirus (1 February 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of businesses in the wraparound care sector closing due to ineligibility for covid-19 support on the ability of single parents to attend work.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

No assessments have been made.

The wraparound childcare sector, like many sectors, is experiencing challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is for this reason that the Government has made a range of financial packages of support available for businesses.

This includes tax relief, business loans or cash grants through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and the Self-Employed Support Scheme (SEISS), as well as a £594 million discretionary fund for councils and the Devolved Administrations to support local businesses that may not be eligible for other support, during the current national lockdown.

Answered by:
Mims Davies (Conservative)
9 February 2021