Supporting businesses is of vital importance to help both the economy and create and secure jobs.

It is estimated that there are around 85,000 households living in mobile homes on 2000 sites in England. The majority of sites are privately owned with the others being owned by local authorities, of this it was estimated that 68% of people in mobile homes were aged 60 or over.

The Chancellor has announced a massive boost for businesses and jobs along with measures to support the tourism and hospitality industry. These new measures will benefit up to 410 businesses in South Derbyshire alone. 

Mrs Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) 

Since the start of the pandemic, children and young people in the country have experience unprecedented disruption.

The UK Government has announced a massive £1.57 billion package to protect Britian’s cultural arts and heritage institutions. This package will benefit thousands of organisations with £900 million of grants available and £270 million of loans.

Tuesday night was a historic night, we voted to end the freedom of movement and introduce a fairer points based immigration system in the UK. We have finally taken back control and carried out the will of the people as so clearly made in the December 2019 General Election.

I am delighted to hear and show my support to the work eBay is doing to support charities across the UK. They have announced an additional £1.7 million of funding to help 250 charities who sell on their platform, who had been forced to shut online and offline work due to the coronavirus.

Mrs Heather Wheeler

We cannot thank our key shop workers enough for all they have done to help the community during this pandemic. With the demand for food and essential supplies increasing particularly at the start of this pandemic, shops found themselves under pressure.