to touch on the furlough issue, stephen doughty, if ican bring furlough issue, stephen doughty, if ild be extended. borisjohnson making the point it is costing billions and it is much better to get people back into the office. isn't he right? people who have already lost jobs there isn't he right? people who have already lostjobs there are certain sectors which have been very badly hit. it is simply not acceptable for the prime minister to try and brush this off, and we know the sectors that are badly hit, we know the ones which are staying in restrictive measures for longer, and they are entitled to that support, so there has to be a focus on jobs, jobs and jobs. that is something the welsh labour government is doing in wales, focused on health, education and jobs, not on constitutional questions, as the scottish first minister is trying to divert into, but the uk prime minister, boris johnson, is all over the place to this, and his attitude and tone reflected today the lack of grip the government has on this. 15 seconds, pete wishart, on the furlough scheme. how long should it be e

labour's stephen doughty agreed, up to a point.ndependence, i support the union, but i do agree with her and what she's saying about devolution. we have a devolution settlement. it was voted for by the peoples of wales and scotland and northern ireland, and we need to respect that. stephen doughty. you're watching wednesday in parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy. now, back to the row over covid testing, and one of the big issues is schoolchildren developing symptoms and parents and teachers needing to know if they have the virus or not. the education secretary, gavin williamson, faced the chair of the commons education committee. the papers today reporting that 339 schools are either closed or partially closed. and what message can you give to teachers, support staff, parents and pupils that there will be a fast testing, track—and—tracing mechanism in schools, so you can reassure everybody who is in education? gavin williamson said 99.9% of schools in england had opened. we've always been conscious that, with children coming back