MP highlights Government FAQs Yesterday in the House of Commons the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, outlined further easing of the lockdown which will take effect from 4th July. This included a downgrading of the two-metre distancing to ‘one metre plus’ where the former is not possible, enabling the opening of more...
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MP encourages local schools to make use of funds The Government has announced a £1 billion catch-up plan to help headteachers to provide extra support to children who have fallen behind whilst out of school. £650 million will be made available to state schools in England over the 2020/21 academic year for initiatives such...
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MP: trade agreements could be stepping stone to CPTPP The Government has today published preparatory documents for its forthcoming trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. These include the Government’s negotiating objectives, public consultation responses and a scoping assessment of the long-term economic impacts of trade agreements with these two countries. John said, “Despite...
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MP encourages local places of worship to apply The Government is providing £3.2 million towards the Places of Worship Protective Security Fund, which exists to improve security at places of worship at risk from hate crime attacks. The Fund is now open for its latest round of applications, and offers help to churches, mosques,...
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MP says it will allow better coordination in foreign affairs Today the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, announced that the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office will be merged into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. John said, “I welcome the news that the FCO and DFID...
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MP encourages employers to stay alert to changes The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme allows employers to furlough their employees whilst maintaining 80% of their usual pay up to a limit of £2,500 per month. This is one of the most generous schemes of its type in the world, but it is changing over the...
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MP says Government protecting jobs and businesses The Government has put together an unprecedented level of support to help people and to protect jobs and businesses during this coronavirus outbreak. Across the country, the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme has helped protect nearly 9 million jobs, at a value of £20 billion, benefitting a million...
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MP says we are taking back control of our trade policy The UK and Japan have begun negotiations for a free trade agreement, building on the existing EU-Japan agreement but going further in areas such as digital trade and providing support for the UK’s 5.9 million small businesses. UK-Japan trade talks are a stepping...
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MP says all who live and work at care homes can be tested The Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, has confirmed that every care home for the elderly or those with dementia has been offered tests for the coronavirus. Test kits have been offered to every care home in...
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MP says EU and supporters of delay should note CBI comments On Newsnight yesterday evening, the Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, stated that her organisation and many British businesses oppose an extension of the Transition Period, on the grounds that this will ‘magnify uncertainty’. ‘Most businesses still recognise...
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