UK event lobby and parliamentary group submit recommendations for Covid Recovery Commission
The UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) and the UK’s industry’s overarching association, the Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP), have
The Commission, which is chaired by John Allan CBE, chairman of Tesco, was set up to examine the impact of the Covid crisis on the government’s levelling-up agenda for society, will present practical ideas to government over the coming months to support higher productivity levels, encourage business investment and promote a culture of innovation across the UK.
The recommendations produced by the Commission will be presented to the chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, ahead of his budget being presented on 3 March.
The Commission, which is chaired by John Allan CBE, chairman of Tesco, was set up to examine the impact of the Covid crisis on the levelling-up agenda and will present bold and practical ideas to Government over the coming months to support higher productivity levels, encourage business investment and promote a culture of innovation across the UK.
The recommendations produced by the Commission will be presented to chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, ahead of his budget being presented on 3 March.
The submission highlights areas in which the events industry can play a major part in the rebuilding of the economy and the levelling up agenda. Key areas include that events would provide a platform for the UK to showcase its industrial, scientific and cultural strengths to meet its new global ambitions.
One Industry One Voice has been invited to give evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World as representatives of the events industry. Organisations working in the sector have faced uncertainty as lockdown continues with many businesses requiring further support to remain solvent. To date, many event businesses have not been eligible or successful in applying for funding.
The meeting will take place on 26 January.
The invitation comes the same week as the One Industry One Voice presented research results to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events, which revealed that 90% of 250 surveyed events businesses believe they cannot survive beyond the next two years without any additional Government support, after enduring average revenue losses of over £2,560,000 to date.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events was re-established in November in 2020, with Theresa Villiers MP, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet, taking on the role of chair.
Villiers took over from James Heappey MP, who was chair for four years, but stood down once he was appointed Minister for the Armed Forces at the end of 2019.
Officers elected to the group include Robert Largan MP, Mark Menzies MP, Robert Seely MP, Owen Thompson MP, Andrew Slaughter MP, Stephen Hammond MP, Rachel Hopkins MP, and Debbie Abrahams MP. They act as vice chairs.
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