Further to the Written Statement: Review of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restriction) (No.5) (Wales) Regulations 2020 published on 8 January 2021, will the Minister state what new grant support will be made available to businesses closed for the period of 8 January to 29 January?
Our package of support is the most generous in the UK and more than £1.67bn of Welsh Government financial assistance has reached businesses since the beginning of April. This has been crucial in supporting thousands of firms across Wales and protecting many more jobs that might otherwise have been lost.
The £450m package announced by the Welsh Government to support businesses in dealing with restrictions enforced in December has been designed to cover the particular impact of the Christmas period and ensure support through to February. In Wales, this could see a typical hospitality business employing six people receiving a grant of between £12,000 and £14,000 in total, which is significantly more than would be on offer in England.
We will continue to develop our package of support aligned to any necessary restrictions beyond February.