Richard has welcomed the Chancellor's announcement that the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme will be extended until the end of October.

Richard has today called on the government to defend employees from the bare knuckle fight in the airline industry.

Richard Fuller, MP for Bedfordshire and member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, will be taking part in a virtual event with the Federation of Small Businesses on Monday aimed at businesses across Bedfordshire.

The government has announced additional funding for local authorities to help them respond to Covid-19. In March, the Government announced £1.6bn of additional funding, and has now announced a further £1.6bn.

Conservative MP and member of the House of Commons Business Select Committee, Richard Fuller MP has called on the Treasury to publish its economic assessment of the lockdown and for the government to provide greater transparency on the costs to the country in terms of jobs and businesses that wil

The Health Secretary has announced that all essential workers will now be able to get access to a test, including everyone in their household.

Test slots will be released on a daily basis and it is also possible to get a home test if you can't travel to a test centre.

The Government has launched a new business support finder tool which allows firms to find out easily what support is available to them.

All you have to do is fill in a short survey to be directed to all the financial support you and your business may be eligible for.

Today the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) goes live. Employers will be able to claim for 80% of a furloughed employee’s wages plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions.

Richard has welcomed the news that the eligibility date for the Job Retention Scheme has been extended to the 19th March.

Today the Chancellor has announced £750m of funding for the charity sector, including hospices and those supporting domestic abuse victims.