Sarah Champion MP, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to call for long term, sustainable funding to support and grow local bus provision.

Sarah’s letter is part of her Better Buses campaign, which has already seen her conduct a consultation on Rotherham’s bus services and raise residents’ concerns with bus operators and transport organisations.

Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, is a core participant in the IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse) current investigation into organised networks of abuses, often called Grooming Gangs.

Sarah Champion MP has called for the Government to take immediate action to prevent mass unemployment when coronavirus income support schemes begin to come to an end.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is currently scheduled to close on 31st October. The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme is scheduled to close on 19th October.

Sarah Champion MP, Member of Parliament for Rotherham has today called on the government to keep its word to those left unable to work due to coronavirus restrictions.

The Treasury Committee recently reported that more than a million people have been unable to access support under either the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) or the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). This includes those who have only recently become self-employed and those who have recently changed jobs and were not included on a PAYE submission before 19th March.