The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. 

Supermarkets are being given access to a sensitive database containing the details of 1.5 million of the country’s most vulnerable people to ensure they are able to get food.

The Prime Minister has announced people will be barred from leaving their homes and gardens to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Brits will only be able to go out to:

These guidelines outline the best ways to be prepared for, as well as how to respond, in the event of an outbreak of a viral infection.

The Government recently launched a public information campaign setting out how everyone can take steps to minimise risk to them and their families: 

Local MP, Robert Goodwill, toured Scarborough-based modular framing producer, LGSF, last week to examine their manufacturing facility. ‘Modular manufacturing is a key route to solving the housing crisis. LGSF and Scarborough are leading the way in this industry’ said Robert.

Robert Goodwill is MP for Scarborough and Whitby, and is a former Home Office and Education Minister. 

Local MP Robert Goodwill joined the Bank of England’s Chief Cashier, Sarah John, in Parliament on 5 February to find out more about the new £20 note - the Bank’s most secure note yet.

Mr Goodwill is backing calls from the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) to end a vicious cycle which has seen survivability stagnate amongst the six deadliest cancers over the last decade.

Every five minutes, someone in the UK dies from lung disease. Respiratory disease is one of the top three killers in the UK after cancer and heart disease. Despite this, there haven’t been any improvements in the number of people dying from lung disease in over a decade.

Health Ministers have promised to review the way small rural hospitals are funded following a meeting with Thirsk and Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake and his colleagues Rishi Sunak MP (Richmond) and Robert Goodwill MP (Scarborough & Whitby).