Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, further to the Government's announcement on 5 January 2021 of extra support for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, when the one-off grants of up to £9,000 will be made available to eligible businesses.

Local authorities were informed of their allocations for this grant on 14^th January and funding was transferred on 15^th January. The Department is working closely with local authorities to ensure that grants may now be made as quickly as is practicable.