Over 100 million meals have been claimed under the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme
159,000 meals claimed under the scheme in Great Yarmouth
Brandon urges local people to continue supporting local businesses as the UK bounces back from coronavirus

A new £2 billion Kickstart scheme will create thousands of new jobs for young people across UK as part of our coronavirus recovery. I'm calling on local employers to sign up and help young people into work to mark the opening of the initiative.

I'm hugely impressed by the different ways businesses across Great Yarmouth are adapting to the new way of operating so that we can continue to protect people and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Patrick Duffy and his team at Palace Bingo are one such example.

Football just hasn't been the same without the spectators, so I was delighted to pop in and see the team at Great Yarmouth Football Club as they prepare to welcome fans back to the Welly.

Great Yarmouth is set to receive a multi-million investment through the 'Government’s Getting Building Fund' as part of the country's plan to support recovery from COVID. This investment worth a combined £8.5 million, will be used to support two projects in Great Yarmouth.

The 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme has launched this week, giving families 50 per cent off their restaurant bills in August.
There are nearly 4,000 participating independent restaurants, cafes and pubs, and outlets from smaller chains in the East of England.

The Government;'s announcement of a temporary scrapping of stamp duty on all homes under £500,000 has had an immediate effect here in Great Yarmouth. Within hours of the announcement local estate agent, Daniel Bycroft had already seen an impact.

Chancellor launches Plan for Jobs – supporting, creating and protecting jobs across the country as we emerge from the coronavirus outbreak.

From today, shops will be able to reopen their doors in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety guidelines, so we can keep staff and customers safe as we get our economy moving again.

Today, amongst other constituency visits, I visited the James Paget Hospital to see some of the new measures they have put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.