Legislation News – Page 29
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NewsMPs urged to intervene in ‘reckless’ decision-making
Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim Martin has written to MPs, accusing the government of poor decision-making in its coronavirus policies.
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NewsNew rescue package for hospitality sector
Pubs and restaurants hit by new coronavirus restrictions will be given extra cash to help get them through Christmas, the Telegraph reports.
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NewsEngland’s regional tiers announced
Just three areas will exit the second national lockdown into the lowest level of restrictions next week, with the majority of the country facing tier 2 and tier 3, the Government has announced. From 3 December, most regions will enter tier 2, with cities including London and Liverpool - which was previously in tier 3 - subject to tightened alcohol and mixed household rules. Three regions – the Isle of White, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly – will be in the lowest tier, whilst around 21 local authority areas will be in the quasi-lockdown tier 3 level.
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NewsBusiness rates multiplier frozen
Hospitality and retail businesses will benefit from a freeze to the business rates multiplier, though the move announced in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review falls short of wider relief of the controversial levy.
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NewsTightened tier system a “straitjacket on hospitality” and “will destroy sector”
The proposed tightened tiered system is a “straitjacket” on hospitality businesses and will destroy the sector if they go ahead, industry trade bodies have warned.
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NewsJohnson confirms tighter tiering and enhanced hospitality restrictions
The restrictions on hospitality in tiers 2 and 3 are to be increased on 3 December and more areas are likely to exit lockdown into the higher alert levels, the Prime Minister has announced. Speaking via video link to the Commons today, Johnson confirmed that lockdown restrictions will be lifted on 2 December and will not be renewed, but the country will enter a tightened regional tiered approach. As has been speculated over the weekend, pubs and bars in tier 2 areas will be required to close unless operating as restaurants – serving alcohol with a ‘substantial meal’ – and in tier 3, all hospitality businesses will be closed with the exception of takeaway, drive-through and delivery. One marginal positive for businesses in tiers 1 and 2 is a revision of the 10pm curfew, which will be extended until 11pm – with last orders now at 10pm rather than complete closure.
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NewsJobs bonus removal leaves £2.1bn black hole
UKHospitality has written to the chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak warning that additional financial support is absolutely vital to ensure hospitality businesses survive a bleak winter and be in a position to help power economic growth next year.
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NewsPubs and restaurants face tougher restrictions
Pubs and restaurants face tougher restrictions under the new tier system set to be announced by Boris Johnson today.
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News10pm curfew to be relaxed
Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggested the 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants will be lifted after lockdown, but warned that areas should prepare for tougher local restrictions.
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NewsHMRC asks operators to check EOHO claims
HMRC is beginning to write to selected Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) claimants to ask them to check their claims under the scheme.
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NewsLegal challenge to curfew set for second court hearing
A legal challenge to the 10pm curfew in England is set for a second court hearing at the beginning of next month.
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NewsUK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls: Sector ‘back into intensive care’ because of second lockdown
It is “imperative” that the second national lockdown is time limited so hospitality businesses burning through cash reserves can “gain some income during December,” UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has warned.
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NewsWest and central Scotland to face toughest restrictions in three-week lockdown
Pubs and restaurants will be required to close in a further 11 areas in Scotland as part of a “short, sharp” move to level 4, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsStricter tiers needed to control virus
A stricter tier system that bans indoor socialising over winter will be needed to replace national lockdown next month, a government scientific adviser has warned.
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NewsPhased reopening set out for Northern Ireland hospitality
Hospitality business in Northern Ireland are to remain closed until at least the 20 November as the country’s ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown is extended another week. Leaders announced yesterday (12 November) that unlicensed premises, including cafes and coffee shops, will be permitted to reopen from next Friday with an 8pm curfew, and pubs and bars will be able to sell sealed off-sales.
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NewsSunak denies dropping hints on EOHO
Rishi Sunak has downplayed suggestions that he hinted plans to bring back the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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NewsWetherspoons sales hit by 'baffling' and 'questionable' restrictions
Wetherspoons sales were significantly lower in October than previous months as the imposition of new restrictions took its toll, the business has revealed in a trading update today.
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NewsSacha Lord: ‘This is government’s last chance to take the sector seriously’
Sacha Lord has called on government to work collaboratively with the sector and rethink its post-lockdown hospitality restrictions.
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NewsOperators call for EIS incentives to help rebuild sector
London hospitality operators including The Piano Works, Kerb and bar business Lolipop have called on government to adapt the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to help rebuild the sector. In a letter to chancellor Rishi Sunak seen by City AM, the businesses outlined proposals of an “equity alternative” to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which would use tax relief to incentivise investors to support industry recovery.
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NewsStarmer calls for staggered closing times
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for a rethink of the 10pm hospitality curfew when lockdown ends in England.