Charities: Government Assistance

(asked on 5th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether emergency Government funding will be made available to environmental charities during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
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Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 11th May 2020

Environmental charities make a valuable contribution to the Government’s environmental agenda, through conservation of the natural environment; engaging people in the natural world; and providing access to our beautiful landscapes and coastlines. The Government will continue to work with these organisations on shared objectives during and after the Covid-19 outbreak.

There is no specific financial support available solely to environmental charities. However, environmental charities may benefit from a number of the business support schemes the Government has launched. These include VAT deferrals, Small Business Grant Funding, business rates holidays for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, and the Job Retention Scheme. Full details of the unprecedented support the Government has made available are available at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support.

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