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<p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was designed as a temporary economy-wide
measure to support businesses while widespread restrictions were in place. After running
for nineteen months, the scheme closed on 30 September 2021. To date, it has succeeded
in supporting 11.7 million jobs across the UK, with employer claims totalling £69.3
billion.</p><p> </p><p>As the economy has reopened, the jobs market has recovered,
vacancies are at record highs and the success of the Government’s vaccine programme
has allowed us to lift almost all restrictions. That is why it is right that the Government
continues to wind down its temporary pandemic support, while continuing to support
businesses to invest in the recovery and supporting people into new jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government recognises the challenging circumstances the aviation industry has faced
as a result of Covid-19. The aviation and aerospace sectors are being supported with
over £12 billion that has been made available through loan guarantees, support for
exporters, the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), and grants
for research and development.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to the rollout of the UK's vaccination
programme, the Government has been able to relax the rules on our international travel
programme. A new system for a safe and sustainable return to travel has been set out,
which separates countries into a red list and the rest of the world. On Monday 11
October 2021, England's red list was reduced to just seven countries, with 47 countries
coming off the red list.</p><p> </p><p>From 24 October 2021, fully vaccinated passengers
with an authorised vaccine and most under 18s arriving in England from countries not
on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test, instead of a PCR test, on or
before Day 2 of their arrival into the UK. They will not need to self-isolate or take
a pre-departure or day eight test.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible travellers vaccinated in
over 100 countries and territories including Brazil, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan,
South Africa and Turkey, will not need to self-isolate, nor complete pre-departure
testing and day eight testing requirements on arrival to the UK from non-red list
countries and territories, like UK vaccinated adults. Anyone who tests positive will
need to take a confirmatory PCR test which can be genomically sequenced to help identify
new variants.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is focused on fully reopening international
travel as soon as it is safe to do so and will further review England's international
travel policy in the new year.</p>
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