MP: Government wishes to keep UK Internal Market seamless and coherent At the end of the Transition Period, hundreds of powers previously exercised at EU level will revert to the Government and to the devolved administrations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. To allow each nation to take full advantage of the new opportunities...
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MP says measures will make a real difference Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, announced a £30 billion package of support for the economy and jobs. The Jobs Retention Bonus will see the Government pay employers a £1,000 bonus for each furloughed employee continuously employed until the end of...
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MP says benefits are threefold Today the Government has announced a £3 billion green investment package. This will lead to green home improvements, reduce carbon footprints and create thousands of jobs, leading to an eco-friendly economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Under this ‘New Deal’, £2 billion will be available in grants – worth...
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MP says package will help protect sector badly hit by pandemic The Government has announced a £1.57 billion package of support for the UK arts and cultural sector, which contributes approximately £32,3 billion to the UK economy and employs around 680,000 people. This package includes nearly £900 million in grants, plus an additional £270...
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MP encourages local businesses to use this new feature The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme has helped to protect more than 9.3 million jobs nationwide, including 11,300 jobs in Basildon & Billericay. As the lockdown continues to ease, and the economy is beginning to open up, the scheme is changing and becoming more flexible. From...
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MP says up to 355 local businesses stand to benefit from reopening The Government has announced that many tourism and visitor attractions can reopen from 4th July. This will be a welcome boost to many of the 355 businesses in Basildon & Billericay which are in the accommodation, food, arts, entertainment and recreation sectors....
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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: 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 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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