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date	07/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Leisure: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to those in the events, leisure, hospitality and sports sector who have been impacted by the omicron variant but do not qualify for existing support as they do not operate from rateable business premises.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	119538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>Businesses which do not operate from a rate-paying premises have always been eligible for the £2.1 billion Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG).</p><p>In December 2021, over £100 million of additional ARG funding was made available to support businesses impacted by the Omicron variant. This was on top of the £250 million left over from previous allocations, meaning local authorities had over £350 million of discretionary grants to support businesses with.</p><p>As of 30 January, there remained £294 million of ARG yet to be disbursed to businesses. The Business Secretary has already written to those local authorities instructing them to disburse their remaining funding. And we encourage Local Authorities to distribute this funding to those businesses affected by the Omicron variant, and this includes those in the Events, Leisure, Hospitality, and Sports Sector.</p><p>We urge those qualifying businesses to apply for these generous grant schemes which are available until the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/02/2022 11:38:30 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1420243

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date	07/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to extend eligibility for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant to allow unclaimed funds to be claimed by affected businesses that do not operate from rateable business premises.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	119539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>As a result of the Omicron variant, hospitality and leisure businesses saw significant numbers of cancellations and reduced footfall throughout their peak trading period around Christmas. The aim of the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG) is to support businesses offering in-person services, where social mixing is the primary motivation for their customers.</p><p>However, the Government recognises that some businesses impacted by the Omicron variant will fall outside of the scope of the OHLG. That is why government has made £2.1 billion of discretionary grant funding available to them through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). As of 30 January, there remains £294 million yet to be paid out to businesses and we encourage those impacted by Omicron to contact their local authority.</p><p>Both the OHLG and the ARG are available until the end of March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/02/2022 11:36:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy