MP: Programme is part of Government’s £3 billion education recovery plan 2,820 secondary schools across England are receiving funding through the £200 million Summer School Programme. 542,710 pupils are expected to attend a face-to-face summer school this year, with around 75% of eligible mainstream secondary schools participating. The summer schools are providing a range...
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MP: Government recognises NHS’ unique role in pandemic The Government has announced that it is accepting in full the independent pay review bodies’ recommendations to give a 3% pay rise – a real-terms increase – to over one million NHS staff. This includes doctors, paramedics and porters. For the average nurse, this will be...
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MP supports new measures to support local businesses Yesterday the Government published its new high street strategy, which sets out its plans for transforming town centres into vibrant places to live, work and visit. This includes measures to extend pavement licenses and outdoor sales of alcohol for a year, empowering councils to take over...
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MP encourages everyone to have both jabs Covid-19 infection rates are increasing exponentially across Essex, in line with the national picture. However, given the success of our vaccination programme this should not translate into the number of hospitalisations or deaths as was seen earlier in the pandemic, and hospitalisations currently remain low. The Government...
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MP: Government has provided over £400 billion of support One year on from the launch of the Government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ initiative, figures show that 14.5 million jobs have been protected nationwide throughout the pandemic. The Government continues to support jobs as the economy recovers, giving everyone the best chance of recovering from this...
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MP: Bubbles will end for children under 18 The Government has announced that further Covid-19 restrictions will end from Step Four of the roadmap, which is expected to take place on 19th July. At this point, bubbles will end for all children under 18, and schools will no longer have to stagger start and...
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MP: Essex has received nearly £10 million since December During the pandemic the Government has provided an extensive package of support for individuals and businesses. This has included the Covid Local Support Grant, previously known at the Covid Winter Grant Scheme, which has enabled Local Authorities in England to support families struggling with the...
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MP: Presses Government to review in fortnight Last night in the House of Commons, MPs voted overwhelmingly on a cross-party basis to support the extension of the current coronavirus restrictions until 19th July. This is in response to the rise of the Delta variant, which is currently leading to a doubling in infections every...
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MP says a united front against authoritarianism is important In his summit summary, the Prime Minister highlighted the important work at the talks on preventing a future pandemic, addressing climate change and supporting worldwide education. This includes pledging more than one billion coronavirus vaccine doses, including 100 million from the UK, to the world’s...
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MP: Charter will renew UK/US alliance Joe Biden, on his first international visit since he became President of the United States, is in the UK for the forthcoming G7 summit in Cornwall. The Prime Minister and the President will agree a new ‘Atlantic Charter’, pledging the UK and US to work together to tackle...
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