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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 25 March 2020

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 25 March 2020.

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billion of loans, guaranteed loans for businesses, for the 2.7 billion of extra funding that

0:05.5

comes through the bond at consequentials. And also, now that my right honourable friend, the Prime

0:10.0

Ministers here, as you mentioned, agriculture, only last week the convergence funding that he

0:15.9

rectified in discussions with me when he first came into office, the 160 million, the first

0:20.5

tranche of that was paid to farmers in Scotland only last week. first came into office, the 160 million, the first trance

0:20.9

of that was paid to farmers in Scotland only last week. So we are right behind the rural economy

0:25.4

in Scotland. This government will do what it takes to support the economy and get us through

0:30.5

this.

0:31.5

Mr. Russell, will my right honourable friend, the Prime Minister and the whole House join me in paying

0:40.3

tribute to the former MP for Watford, Tristan, Garrell Jones, who passed away yesterday.

0:46.3

Sorry, I'm asking, I...

0:50.3

Sorry, shall I... I'll hold it off, thank you.

0:55.0

Apologies.

0:56.0

Thank you.

0:57.0

What number?

1:00.0

What number?

1:01.0

Just say the number.

1:03.0

Okay, let's come to Richard.

1:05.0

Chris Stevens.

1:06.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1:09.0

The Secretary of State of Scotland will be aware that there are companies operating at the moment who shouldn't be there defying the advice from his honourable friend of Prime Minister.

1:17.6

So will he raise with the UK Government to ensure that those companies still trading at the moment will have closure orders and will face heavy fines if they continue trading from today onwards.

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