Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the monies allocated to the Business Rates: Covid-19 additional relief fund are being distributed in a timely way.

The Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund will be allocated to Local Authorities (LAs) which will use their knowledge of local businesses and the economy to make the awards.

Formal guidance to LAs will follow in due course, which will set out the specific considerations that they should consider when providing relief.