Cleaning Services: Coronavirus

(asked on 12th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether indoor cleaning companies will be given financial compensation for bookings that have been cancelled due to covid-19 restrictions.


Answered by
Kemi Badenoch Portrait
Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 18th January 2021

The Government recognises the disruption that the necessary restrictions to protect public health have had on businesses across the UK. That is why we have provided one of the most comprehensive packages of support globally.

Indoor cleaning companies and other businesses who cannot trade or have suffered reduced demand can access the government backed loan schemes, which are open until 31 March 2021, and both the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme remain open until the 30 April 2021. The Government has also provided a total of £1.6 billion of discretionary funding to local authorities in England to enable them to provide grants to local businesses who have been affected by restrictions.

The Government is continuing to collect evidence on the impact of the pandemic on businesses to ensure the support provided is appropriate.

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