Key Facts

• The Job Retention Scheme has supported over 9 million jobs.
• Over 2.6 million people have been helped by the self-employment scheme.
• Over 850,000 small businesses have benefited from around £10.5 billion in grants.
• Over £40 billion of Government-backed loans have been made to over 970,000 businesses.
• The Bill aims to help the hospitality sector which employs around 2 million people.
• Food and beverage service activity has fallen by nearly 90% in the last quarter.
• The new measures will cut approval time from an average of 42 working days to just 10 working days, with a capped application fee of £100.
• Local authorities can revoke licences within the first five working days if there are concerns.
• The construction sector represented almost 9% of GDP in 2018.
• Over 60,000 homes could be delivered through unimplemented major residential planning permissions that lapsed during the lockdown period.
• Applications for longer construction site working hours will be concluded within 14 days.
• The requirement to provide hard copies of London's spatial development strategy on request is removed until December.
• Hybrid appeal proceedings allow combining written representations, hearings and inquiries.
• Bounce-back loans rely on self-certification from businesses about eligibility criteria.
• One-year lorry or bus driving licence renewals are allowed for those unable to obtain a medical report for a five-year licence.
• The Bill aims to loosen planning regulations for hospitality businesses.
• £10 billion of costs have been loaded onto local authorities during the crisis, with only £3.2 billion provided by the government.
• Over 3 million people are employed in the UK's hospitality industry.
• Gyms, leisure centres, and live entertainment venues will still not be able to open due to public health reasons.
• Some business organisations have raised concerns about sector-based boundaries in grants schemes.
• MPs receive communications from people in the hospitality supply chain who were not receiving support under current measures.
• The Government's approach is described as comprehensive, using tailored solutions rather than a one-size-fits-all method.
• 2.8 million people are already claiming unemployment-related benefits.
• £22 billion has been spent on the furlough programme.
• Only half of all CBILS loan applications have been approved with 48,000 stuck in a holding pattern out of 98,000 total applications.
• Make UK predicts up to 170,000 manufacturing jobs could be lost this year.
• The Conservative manifesto promised £9.2 billion for energy efficiency in public and private buildings.
• The Committee on Climate Change reported negligible progress since 2015 regarding building retrofits.
• Reports suggest Dominic Cummings is blocking the £9 billion retrofit funding due to it being “boring old housing insulation.”
• A million young people are forecasted to be out of work this year.
• Fletcher pays tribute to the people of South Ribble and her predecessor Seema Kennedy.
• She mentions the rich agricultural history of South Ribble, highlighting local produce such as white turnips sold at Harrods food hall.
• The speech covers historical aspects of Lancashire from Roman times through the Danelaw period to the industrial revolution.
• The Bill affects Scotland through clauses 12, 13, and 14.
• Changes in the Consumer Credit Act are welcomed but met with scepticism about their efficacy.
• Scotland’s First Minister announced a 10-point plan for fiscal stimulus.
• Sedgefield constituency includes many farms, towns like Newton Aycliffe, Hitachi and 3M companies.
• Phil Wilson was Howell's immediate predecessor.
• Rockliffe Hall hotel is facing redundancies due to forecasted lower occupancy rates despite good staff treatment during lockdowns.
• Hackney has more than 1,300 licensed premises in a 19 square mile borough.
• The number of licensed premises has grown by 66% since 2006.
• Local parks have become party places with anti-social behaviour issues.
• Council noise patrols and wardens are outnumbered during weekends.
• Hackney Council issued over 100 fines to people from outside the borough.
• The decision to put the economy on life support was supported by Members of all parties.
• In Meriden, 14,900 people have been furloughed, representing 22% of the resident population.
• Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has distributed more than £25.4 million of grants to almost 94% of eligible businesses.
• The MP supports clause 12 of the Bill to exempt bounce-back loans from unfair relationship provisions under the Consumer Credit Act.
• The hospitality sector has been severely impacted by lockdown measures.
• Provisions in the Business and Planning Bill aim to ease licensing processes for pavement seating.
• Councils are expected to play a significant role in granting such licences.
• There is concern about additional nuisance, accessibility issues, and antisocial behaviour arising from increased pavement seating.
• Supermarkets are promoting large alcohol purchases during a pandemic.
• Local councils require additional funding to manage and enforce new licensing regimes.
• Construction work is a significant source of nuisance in residential areas.
• Planning consents already granted should be extended without the need for review.
• Cumbria's average age is 10 years above the national average.
• The constituency had one of the highest numbers of deaths during the early stages of the pandemic.
• 37% of the workforce in his constituency is on furlough, the highest outside London.
• 69% of hospitality and tourism businesses will not be able to open fully after 4 July.
• 7,000 properties in the constituency are second homes that are unoccupied most of the year.
• The MP has a central London constituency with many premises holding late licences.
• Issues were reported at the weekend involving large groups buying alcohol from bars until late hours.
• The Bill allows tables and chairs to be temporarily placed on pavements.
• The Bill includes measures to support businesses adjusting to new ways of working post-covid-19.
• Some 65% of small breweries have been mothballed since the start of the pandemic, with sales reducing by 65% to 82%.
• About 500 out of 2,000 UK breweries do not currently hold a premises licence and cannot offer takeaway or delivery services directly to the public.
• The Bill gives the Secretary of State power to issue exemptions from testing for haulage companies without setting standards or rules.
• The Bill aims to reduce red tape for local businesses in North Devon.
• Concerns about accessibility for disabled individuals using pavements are raised.
• The MP mentions several specific local businesses that will benefit from the proposed amendments, including Johns of Instow and Lilico’s in Barnstaple.
• There is recognition of multiple layers of councils making rapid changes challenging.
• Hatchet Inn converted car park sheds into dining areas for outdoor seating.
• Rockingham Arms installed a marquee for outdoor dining near the road.
• Romsey received over £2 million to create an outdoor piazza with sun exposure.
• South Hampshire faces significant nitrate build-up affecting planning permissions.
• Beauty industry employees are 90% female and businesses are predominantly women-led.
• Yoga studios, which can be thoroughly cleaned between individual customers, remain closed.
• The number of pubs in the UK fell by 29% between 2010 and 2019.
• The George & Dragon pub in Upton offered free essential delivery services for elderly and vulnerable people.
• The Fox in Denchworth provides free fish and chips to 171 villagers every week during the pandemic.
• Measures include allowing businesses to seat and serve customers outside, extending outline planning permission, and facilitating bounce-back loans.
• About a million businesses have secured a bounce back loan.
• The Consumer Credit Act provisions on creditworthiness have been suspended but not the collection process.
• The British Business Bank has authorised about 80 lenders for the CBIL scheme and about 20 for the bounce back loan scheme.
• The country is facing what could be the worst recession in three centuries.
• Local authorities are under pressure from austerity measures and broken funding promises from the Government.
• 10,000 pubs are not eligible for the Government’s grant scheme according to the British Beer and Pub Association.
• The hospitality industry is the third largest employer in the UK economy.
• Pandemic restrictions have had serious consequences for its ability to operate.
• Changes include fast-tracking permission for outdoor furniture on pavements, enforcement powers for councils, and safeguards against public nuisance and disorder.
• The Bill aims to help construction workers resume work safely after the pandemic.
• Home starts and completions are down by at least 60,000 homes compared to last year.
• Planning permissions for hundreds of projects will be extended until April 2021.
• The Planning Inspectorate's appeal process time was halved from 47 weeks to 23 weeks with a hybrid approach.