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Written question asked by Baroness Bull (Crossbench) on Monday, 1 February 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 February 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 15 February 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Fairgrounds: Coronavirus

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the list of businesses eligible for local authority financial support as a result of COVID-19 includes travelling and permanently-sited fairground businesses.

Answer

In order to be eligible for the grant funding which is available for closed businesses there are three key considerations for Local Authorities when determining the eligibility for a grant under mandatory closure schemes:

  • Is the business paying business rates?
  • Is the main service of that business required to close due to local or national restrictions?
  • Is the business able to self-declare that it meets all scheme conditions, including eligibility and subsidy control requirements?

Where an organisation meets all these criteria, they are considered eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed). Both static and fixed fairground businesses may be eligible if they currently pay ongoing fixed property costs.

Where businesses are not eligible to receive support from mandatory grant schemes, they may be able to access support from Local Authority discretionary grant schemes including the Additional Restrictions Grant.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12779
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Finance Disease control Fairgrounds Coronavirus
Link
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