AQW 13995/17-22 – Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 13200/17-22, what measures are being taken by her Department to ensure prompt payments due under the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme are made. [Priority Written]

Minister for the Economy: I refer the Member to the reply I gave to AQW 9788/17-22.

By way of an update as of 17 February 5,095 CRBSS Part A applications have been made of which 3,880 have been paid, totalling £40.5million and 1,607 CRBSS Part B applications have been made of which 678 have been paid, totalling £1.5million.

ENDS