Business: Blackpool
(asked on 10th October 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to the public purse was of funding provided to businesses in Blackpool during the covid-19 pandemic through the (a) Local Restrictions Support Grant, (b) Additional Restrictions Grant, (c) Christmas Support Payment and (d) Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant.
The figures below display the value of Covid-19 grants paid by Blackpool Council to small and medium businesses in their local area.
Small Business Grant Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund | £45,005,000 |
Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund | £2,422,000 |
Local Restrictions Support Grant | £32,032,283 |
Additional Restrictions Grant | £4,668,663 |
Christmas Support Payment | £106,000 |
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant | £3,951,688 |
A full breakdown of grant funding allocated to, and distributed by, each Local Authority, is available here.