Island MP Bob Seely has urged local businesses to take part in a survey that seeks to assess the impacts of COVID-19 and to see what support is required to help the economy to recover.
The survey was launched last month by the Island’s Federation of Small Businesses supported by Bob. The number of responses so far has been encouraging but there is still time for local businesses to make their views known.
The survey consists of 8 questions designed to highlight the effects of the pandemic on local commerce and also to identify what steps would be most beneficial in aiding recovery.
Mr. Seely said:
“The Government has put in place a package of measures to assist businesses through what are genuinely unprecedented times, however, it is likely that businesses will need assistance in some shape or form for a while yet.
“Information from the survey will help us understand what form of assistance – whether that is at a local or national level – will be of most value.
“Obviously the more responses that are forthcoming the more we will learn about the effects of the pandemic and also what needs to be done to help the Island’s economy emerge out the other side. Thank you to all those who have responded so far.”
Though the survey is being conducted through the IW FSB, all businesses are invited to take part.
Norman Arnold from the IW FSB said:
“We want as many businesses as possible to share their experiences with us. With this information, we can work with the IW Council and national government to identify the areas of assistance that will be most pivotal in the months and years ahead.”
Businesses have until Friday 13th November to complete the survey which can be accessed via the following link.
Those still ‘working’ whilst claiming will be keeping very quiet. Watch and see many with professional hair cuts still around after a few weeks. Don’t forget to order your ‘Turkey’ pre Christmas, IF you know what I mean.
here is a comment – seeing as all the public sector drones are still being paid, whilst vomiting up all these pointless diktats, whereas the private sector is being impoverished and ruined, why doesn’t Bob and the other drones, voluntarily have their pay suspended, so that they can feel the pain of their own drivel.
What a charmer you are! Not all public sector work on offices – get your facts right before you spout off on every news item on the echo.
no public sector workers are out of work and not suffering income loss because of the deadbeat public sector drones demanding lockdowns though are they – benny the public sector drone.
Keep your nose out Bob. Don’t try and fool us that you give damn, because we all know you do not. You are a lockdown breaker. So just go back home and sit in the naughty corner.
If poor bob doesn’t already know the answers, then there is NO hope for him at all.
Has he got his eyes closed to everything going on around not just the Isle of Wight, but countrywide.
Now is a time for totalitarian non-compliance and non-violent direct action, as meaningful resistance to UK government tyranny rises.So stick his survey where the sun would never shine….
I paid my TV license two day late. Makes me sick to pay it at all, as the BBC is so left wing biased, and no longer reports the ‘news’ but their own slant on such.