Local economy and Tourism

On Thursday 24 September, the Chancellor announced our Winter Economy Plan – the next phase of our planned economic response to coronavirus, following the Prime Minister’s address to the nation.

In response to this crisis, the Government have introduced one of the most generous packages of measures in the world and ​certainly the most generous in our nation’s history.

On 8 July, the government set out its next step towards economic recovery and securing the UK’s long-term prosperity in our Plan for Jobs.

The Plan for Jobs set out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak today will provide much-needed support to businesses across the South West.

The Chancellor has announced a much-needed boost for tourism and hospitality businesses in North Cornwall as part of his Summer Economic Update to kickstart the economy post-coronavirus.

The Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme was set up in April to help fund projects that will increase the sale and consumption of locally caught seafood. It was a competitive scheme, judged by an independent panel of fishing industry, government and Marine Management Organisation representatives.

An update from Post Office Ltd:

Wadebridge Post Office will temporarily close at its current location on Wednesday 17 June at 5.30pm due to the resignation of the operator of the Post Office. The shop will also be closing later this month.

On behalf of Cornwall’s Members of Parliament, I have launched a campaign calling on people to shop locally now that retail is allowed to re-open.

Communities and businesses across Cornwall have benefited from £444m in government funding since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, helping to support some of the most vulnerable people, alongside the sectors that have been hardest hit.

I am very pleased to welcome the Self-employment income support scheme, as it is something I have been lobbying the Chancellor very hard for. Delivering on this critical support will help many North Cornwall constituents until this crisis passes.