2020 March 17
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Covid-19: Access to Parliament
- 17/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThere are changes to public access of Parliament in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the announcements made by the Prime Minister and Health Secretary. As the country works together against the coronavirus this means Parliament will need to restrict certain aspects of everyday life to prevent the risk of exposure to the public whilst continuing to keep the democratic process working.
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Covid-19: Advice for seniors
- 17/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Many senior citizens will be concerned and need advice on how to stay safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. Please note: this is the most updated available advice as of Tuesday 17 March 2020.
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Covid-19: Extension of Statutory Sick Pay and Benefit Measures
- 17/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Following calls from the Opposition, the Government announced reforms to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and benefits on Friday 13 March 2020 which will help delay the spread of Covid-19 and ensure people are not penalised for doing the right thing. These measures will provide a boost of almost £0.5 billion to our welfare system. They come into effect from Friday 13 March 2020 and will:
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Government U-turn on TV Licences for over-75s
- 17/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
During Business Questions on Thursday 12 March 2020, I urged the Government to think again over TV licence charges for over 75s. On Monday 16 March 2020 the Government and BBC announced their decision to delay TV licence fee changes for the over 75s until August in light of the coronavirus situation. Free TV licences for up to 3.7 million people had been due to be scrapped on 1 June 2020, but that has been put back to 1 August 2020.