Legislation News – Page 35
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NewsPubs and restaurants can remain open in North East, Yorkshire and Manchester
Pubs, bars and restaurants will be allowed to remain open in the North East of England under the new restrictions due to be announced by Boris Johnson this afternoon.
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NewsConsumers happy with safety measures
The vast majority of consumers have been satisfied with pub, bar and restaurants’ safety precautions and communications in the three months since lockdown was lifted.
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NewsLegal challenge against Northern restrictions
Manchester night time advisor Sacha Lord has launched legal proceedings against the Government’s impending lockdown of hospitality and entertainment venues across the north of England.
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NewsManchester MPs won’t support harshest measures
Manchester MPs have called on the government to avoid closing licensing premises, or risk pushing socialising into private homes.
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NewsPubs to shut as Liverpool faces toughest measures
The government is expected to place Liverpool under tough restrictions today as part of a three-tiered lockdown system.
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NewsMinister fails to cite ‘robust evidence’ for local lockdown
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has defended government plans to introduce further restrictions, insisting there is a “higher risk of transmission” in hospitality settings, though he failed to cite the evidence.
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NewsNew furlough scheme to pay two thirds of wages in local lockdowns
The government will subside two thirds of employees’ salaries in businesses forced to close due to local lockdowns, the Chancellor has announced. As an expansion of its Jobs Support Scheme, the government will grant eligible businesses 67% of each employees’ salary throughout the closure period, up to a maximum of £2,100 a month. In addition to the extension, the government is increasing cash grants to businesses – such as nightclubs and other areas of hospitality - forced to close in England. Grants will be linked to rateable values with up to £3,000 per month payable every two weeks, compared to the up to £1,500 every three weeks which was available previously.
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NewsCalls for ‘credible financial support’ during local lockdown
Industry trade bodies have called on government to ensure any new lockdown measures are targeted, proportional and accompanied by a credible financial support package.
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NewsData ‘cobbled together’ to justify closures in the North
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty was been accused of using misleading data to justify the expected shutdown of the North of England.
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NewsSunak to announce local furlough ahead of northern lockdown
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a local furlough scheme today designed to support areas in local lockdown, the Times reports.
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NewsBBPA: Northern lockdown could destroy pubs and livelihoods
The introduction of a local lockdown in northern England could destroy pubs and livelihoods in the region, the British Beer & Pub Association has warned.
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NewsUKH: Mistake to blame hospitality for Scottish spike
UK Hospitality has criticised the Scottish government’s mistaken use of data to justify new restrictions on hospitality venues, despite it being made “explicitly clear” the figures do not demonstrate the location of infection or transmission.
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NewsNorthern leaders to resist shutdown without support
City leaders in the North of England have vowed to resist a new hospitality shutdown without substantial financial support from central government.
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NewsLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan: Curfew doing “more harm than good”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined calls for a review of the 10pm curfew, accusing the move of doing “more harm than good.” In an update to the London Assembly this week, Khan said that in his view, the curfew not only appears to be ineffective but could be counterproductive in curbing infection rates.The number of new cases in the capital rose by 394 on Wednesday (07 October) to 1,310, the third highest daily regional rise in the UK.
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NewsShutdown ordered in Scotland
Pubs and licensed premises in five of Scotland’s most populous areas will have to shut for 16 days from Friday, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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NewsCurfew vote postponed amid Tory rebellion
A parliamentary vote on the 10pm curfew was postponed last night amid a growing Tory rebellion over the measure.
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NewsMPs told of ‘severe and devastating impact’ of curfew
UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls urged MPs to rethink the 10pm curfew yesterday, saying it was “crippling hospitality businesses”.
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NewsSunak: Don’t jump to ‘simplistic conclusions’ on virus transmission
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme, arguing people should be “cautious about jumping to simplistic conclusions” about causes of transmission.
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NewsTory rebels could overturn curfew in parliamentary vote
The 10pm curfew could be voted out as it has emerged a group of Tory backbenchers are prepared to move against the measure, the Telegraph reports.
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NewsThree-tier system could see return of full lockdown
A new three-tier lockdown system is under consideration for England, with the potential for harsher restrictions including the closure of pubs and restaurants.