unemployment which we had early on in the pandemic. if we do ask businesses to shut their doors, what s most important is we protect the jobs that depend on those businesses. the jobs that depend on those businesses. ., ., ,, businesses. 0k, reina newton smith, thank ou businesses. ok, reina newton smith, thank you for businesses. 0k, reina newton smith, thank you forjoining businesses. 0k, reina newton smith, thank you forjoining us. joining me now is the ceo of best western hotels great britain tim rumney. they re a group of around 300 independently run hotels across the country, employing about ten thousand people. hello to you. thank you for being with us. £6,000, as i wasjust saying, to a rep from the cbi. £6,000 per premises, ora saying, to a rep from the cbi. £6,000 per premises, or a £1 billion fund. do you think that is enough? 0ur fund. do you think that is enough? our members are telling us that s like a our members are telling us that s like a dead our members
tens of thousands of people who tested positive for coronavirus will be self isolating away from friends and family over christmas be it abroad, in student accomodation or in a quarantine hotel. it can be a lonely time, but two men from northern ireland who have to isolate in barcelona after testing positive for covid, are determined to make the most of their experience by walking 15 kilometers in their tiny hotel rooms, all in aid of charity. they ve called it a room a thon. let s talk to andrew mcanallen. and also i m joined by his friend ryan harling, who is isolating in a separate room they both were in the city for a work trip. 0k, ok, who s idea was it to do this? 0k, who s idea was it to do this? it was an idea that we were kind of
i m certainly open to it. we will keep on pushing, for sure because for a great cause and yes, thankfully we are feeling healthy being double faxed and so, yeah. that is actually the main thing that you two guys are ok, given that you self isolate. andrew, final question. ijust wonder if self isolate. andrew, final question. i just wonder if this self isolate. andrew, final question. ijust wonder if this is something that you will recommend to anyone else who is having the self isolate is going to christmas? i don t know what it is, but i always have good ideas when i m in the shower. and i called o brien in his hotel room and we were both in separate rooms and we said, this idea obviously, we rejust doing it, but it s an idea that could be spread and maybe the room athon idea to catch on but i say that with the understanding that we are quite
the first minister said this last week the first minister said this last week. businesses are already bleeding every 24 hours counts. so will the bleeding every 24 hours counts. so will the first minister tell us today will the first minister tell us today when the first grants will start today when the first grants will start to today when the first grants will start to reach businesses? will it be before start to reach businesses? will it be before christmas her into the new year? be before christmas her into the new year? secondly, the first minister explained year? secondly, the first minister explained in her statement that hundreds of services have been cancelled hundreds of services have been cancelled due to staff absences and similar cancelled due to staff absences and similar pressures on our emergency services similar pressures on our emergency services and similar pressures on our emergency services and others. these concerns last week services and ot