I have today received a letter from the Prime Minister after yesterday's Press Conference, where he confirmed that the UK will be moving to Step Two of the Roadmap on the 12th April.
I have today received a response to my request for an update on the last two Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grants due to be distributed in the coming months. You can read the Minister's response below.
Many of our hospitality businesses have supported our community - having worked with many of them I'm pleased to be able to make a short contribution during this evening's Hospitality Debate.
Last year, I wrote to the Sports Secretary regarding the reopening of gyms on behalf of a number of residents, and have now received a response. Read the letter here.
In (virtual!) Parliament today, I called on the Education Secretary to provide extra support for those pupils who may need it, including those with dyslexia.
We promised to level up towns like Scunthorpe, and the £3.6 billion towns fund provides just the opportunity to make some of the meaningful, real-life differences that we have talked about before in this Chamber. We have a Conservative council in North Lincs. I served on it for five years.
This is an update on laptops provision, Free School Meals distribution, and other measures I am taking to ensure that schools are safe and not disadvantaged by the national lockdown.