Answers to some of the most common questions being asked.

FAQS

Below are some answers to the questions I am receiving. I will continue to update these. You can find the details of the announcement HERE. 

What are the main restrictions?

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, has expressed her delight that the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has listened to the concerns she raised on behalf of local residents, after new restrictions in place in the north east prevented informal childcare arrangements.

Yesterday I joined a zoom meeting with the Health Minister Nadine Dorries and Professor Peter Kelly, Director of Public Health for the North East, to discuss new measures which will come into force in our region at midnight tonight.

9,900 people in Anne-Marie Trevelyan’s Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency have had their jobs protected by the Government through the coronavirus pandemic.
£37,715,000 worth of grants provided to local businesses.

On Monday 29 June 2020, the Government will introduce new legislation to support businesses as they re-open in the wake of coronavirus.

The measures include:

Pavement licensing and outdoor seating

On Tuesday 23 June the Prime Minister announced changes to come into effect on 4 July.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for International Development and MP for Berwick upon Tweed, visited Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s manufacturing and distribution hub in Cramlington last week.

General questions
This document answers a lot of questions about what you can and cannot do, and explains what will be different from tomorrow.

Once more I bring you some information, useful links and answers to some of the more frequent questions I am receiving in my virtual postbag.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has now gone live.

It enables employers to claim for 80% of their employees' salaries (plus NI and pension contributions) if they have been furloughed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

It is a grant, not a loan.