Rebuilding after the Coronavirus pandemic

Fantastic news that Mansfield will receive £190,000 of Government funding to help with the community response to COVID, by working more closely with the most at risk communities and improve access to things like testing, vaccinations and other support.

A large scale vaccination centre will be opening at former Wickes site in Mansfield, helping our contribution to the most developed immunisation project of all time. 

The £16.5 million Youth Covid-19 Support Fund, which was announced in November 2020, is open to grassroots youth clubs, uniformed youth groups, and national youth and umbrella organisations, to help to mitigate the impact of lost income during the winter period due to the coronavirus pandemic, an

The UK is leading the way with vaccinations. Almost 2.5m vaccinations have been administered putting the UK on track to vaccinate all people in the top 4 vulnerable categories by our target date!

The government is continuing its efforts in providing support to everyone during the pandemic. Check the government website to see if you are eligible for any support.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced £4.6 billion in lockdown grants to help businesses get through the months ahead and to help sustain jobs.

New Coronavirus testing to be rolled out in time for Winter. 

This winter it's extremely important to take extra measures to slow the spread of the virus. To help with our track and trace system, we will be significantly increasing our testing capacity.

I'm relieved that the Government has given Mansfield unprecedented economic support to protect jobs and businesses during the Coronavirus outbreak. 

I've received a lot of emails recently about the reopening of zoos and I raised constituents concerns with Ministerial colleagues. This pandemic has been a real strain on zoos as they have been unable to furlough staff as they're needed to care for the animals. 

The Prime Minister has set out a carefully-designed package to ease the burdens of lockdown to keep the virus under control. Everyone must stay alert to control the virus and save lives.