AQW 6163/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 02/09/2020
Answered On Date: 06/10/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy who is financially liable for the loss of earnings suffered by (i) small and medium enterprises; (ii) the newly self-employed; and (iii) sole traders due to government instruction to close their business as a response to COVID-19.

Answer:

Liability is a legal concept and, as such, it falls outwith my remit.