Please note this article was published on 17 December 2020 and may be out of date. For the latest information about financial support around Coronavirus, please click here
Greater Lincolnshire will remain under Tier 3 restrictions over Christmas, after the county was originally placed into the Very High category on 2nd December after the national lockdown ended.
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire will be subject to tier three rules, as will parts of Surrey, East Sussex, Cambridgeshire and Hampshire.
Bristol and North Somerset will move from tier three to tier two, and Herefordshire will move from tier two into tier one.
Tier changes will come into force this Saturday, 19th December. Mr Hancock did not mention when the tier allocation may be reviewed after the New Year.
Announcing the outcome of the first formal review of the new tiering system in England, Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock said “no-one wants tougher restrictions any longer than necessary”.
However, he said “these are always the most difficult months for people’s health” and we “must keep suppressing this virus”.
Commenting on the revised tiered Coronavirus restrictions that will come into effect on 19 December, British Chambers of Commerce Co-Executive Director Hannah Essex said:
“More areas entering, or remaining in, Tier 3 means more disappointment for our business communities, who are already suffering from reduced demand and cashflow.
“The vaccine programme is undoubtedly a step in the right direction. However, until it is rolled out fully, government must make improving its Test, Trace and Isolate system a priority, with a greater emphasis on mass workplace testing – particularly in Tier 3 areas – to get more business back up and running.”
“Chambers are clear that government financial support must be commensurate with the impact on businesses. To avoid mass redundancies and further business failures, more support will need to be extended to firms, particularly those reliant on workers returning to town and city centres, as well as those integrated in wider supply chains.”
“Chambers are clear that government financial support must be commensurate with the impact on businesses."
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