The Government has announced that local businesses will re-open in England from 4 July.
Up to 430 businesses in Wolverhampton South West will benefit, following local MP’s support for reopening.
Stuart Anderson MP has today, on the 16th of June 2020, welcomed the Government’s announcement that all children eligible for free school meals in term time in England will benefit from the Covid-19 Summer Food Fund during the school summer holidays.
The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a lifeline for millions of people and businesses.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has supported nearly 9 million jobs, at a value of £20 billion, benefitting over a million businesses.
On the 17th of March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer declared that Coronavirus is not just a public health emergency, it is also an economic emergency. In the weeks and months which have followed, my team and I have been busy assisting constituents with lots of queries.
Today (10th June 2020), Stuart Anderson MP directly asked the Prime Minister Boris Johnson whether he will make a firm recommitment to reach into some of the most deprived areas and level up the country.
Lockdown in the UK began on 23rd March 2020. A lot has happened since then. There is no denying that Coronavirus has caused extreme disruption to all our lives. Coronavirus has also taken too many lives, too soon.