Small Businesses: Directors
Commons · Question 3013 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 May 2026
Question
Asked by Connor Rand
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the context of financial support for businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, what evidence her Department used to classify small limited company directors as a fraud risk.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 28 May 2026
Decisions on eligibility for COVID-19 financial support schemes were taken by the previous government. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) supported self-employed individuals whose incomes were adversely affected by COVID-19. The scheme was ...