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Government’s Events Reinsurance Scheme has commenced
A day later than expected, the Government has announced that the long-awaited Live Events Reinsurance Scheme has launched today, 22 September
Chancellor confirms £750m events industry insurance scheme
The Government has published an outline of the scheme rules for its Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, which was announced on 4 August
Vaccine passports required to enter large venues from October
Vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed that vaccine passports will be required to enter large venues from October to avoid winter closures
WTTC letter to PM warns of £639m daily loss if international travel remains off-limits in July
The World Travel & Tourism Council has written an open letter to Boris Johnson warning that the UK will lose £639m a day during July if international travel remains off-limits
APPG for events seeks clarification from government on reopening timeline
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events, alongside the APPG for Business Travel, have written to Robert Courts MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
£56m Welcome Back Fund: councils can rebuild High Streets with events
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has identified the first 70 Local Authorities across England which will receive the funding
Business events of up to 30 permitted from 1 August, Government confirms
“The Visitor Economy guidance has been updated on the Government's website
Meetings Industry Association requests 'urgent' meeting with Government
The business events and meetings sector has been ignored by Westminster to date, despite publishing official hygiene and operating guidance on 24 June
Government sets up sector taskforces to create guidelines for business return
The conditional phased reopening announced earlier this week by Boris Johnson suggested some hospitality businesses could reopen as early as 4 July
Government takes public questions in daily briefings
The government is now taking questions from the public in its daily briefings (5pm each day), alongside the journalist's questions.
