Today I made my first speech summing up a debate from the Despatch Box on the effect of Covid on the Tourism Sector. I reflected the concerns of the sector for this Winter and called for additional measures like the extension of Furlough hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

.Anthony Mangnall “5% for tourism and hospitality...delighted that the Government listened...many Members across the House have supported the calls for a continuation of VAT at 5%. That will be the necessary breathing space for so many of those businesses” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

.Matt Western MP 🌹 🇬🇧🇨🇦 “more targeted support—specifically, the extension of the furlough scheme...to extend the VAT cut beyond January next year...consider a permanent VAT cut... could underpin the tourist and hospitality sector for the future” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

.James Wild MP “business rates holiday and the cut in VAT have been warmly welcomed. I join...in support of the calls from the sector to extend both those measures to help to boost the sector” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

.@drewhendrySNP “We heard again and again calls for the Government to either extend the cut to VAT or make it permanent. There is no excuse for not doing so. We are already one of the most highly taxed countries” Tourism: Covid-19 - Hansard hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

.Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley Tourism “largest non-governmental mechanism for transferring wealth from urban to rural & seaside communities...need a targeted extension to the furlough scheme to protect our most vulnerable workers and industries through this critical time” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

.Steve Double “wish to place on the record my thanks to the many businesses in the sector that have played their part in helping us get through the lockdown, particularly those that provided emergency accommodation for homeless people and for key workers” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston MP “request..the VAT reduction be extended..message is well understood..[Furlough] scheme cannot continue indefinitely. However, that does not mean that further intervention measures will not be taken” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston MP responds to Selaine Saxby Tourism Debate in Commons: “the Government take the impact of covid on the tourism sector very seriously. We will continue to work closely with all stakeholders” hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-0…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Holiday guidance for England under the rule of six Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/pub…

Link to create NHS QR code & poster/s for tourism & hospitality businesses for England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Legal requirement in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 from 24/9 gov.uk/create-coronav…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Coronavirus (COVID-19): What has changed – 22 September - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/new…

NHS COVID-19 app launches across England and Wales - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/new…

Chancellor outlines Winter Economy Plan - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/new…

New arrival: The @atlaslh 2021 Debonair has arrived at Smytham Holiday Park and is ready to viewhttp://ow.ly/v9Nq30rfiji

New 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿National Restrictions from 5 November - “Overnight stays and holidays away..will not be allowed- including holidays .. [&] staying in a second home” GOV.UK gov.uk/guidance/new-n…

Thank you Selaine Saxby for organising and hosting the North Devon Climate Summit. Very interesting discussions, thank you to all contributors. #NDevonClimateSummit

A beautiful start to day 2 of the BH&HPA #togetheragain conference #bhhpa23

Snorkelers capture incredible photos of playful seals in Devon devonlive.com/news/devon-new…

Looking forward to the BH&HPA conference 2024 #thefuture #BHHPA24