AQW 12696/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 14/01/2021
Answered On Date: 09/02/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of whether tour operators would be eligible for Part B of the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme.

Answer:

Part B of the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme (CRBSS) provides support to businesses that supply goods and services to businesses named in the Health Protection Regulations, or are reliant on named businesses being open and fully operational in order to operate, and have been severely impacted as a result.

Businesses that are eligible for the Bus Operator Financial Assistance Scheme are not eligible to apply for Part B of CRBSS. Should a tour operator not be eligible for the Bus Operator Scheme, they may apply to Part B of CRBSS provided the eligibility criteria can be met.

Full details of the scheme, including the full eligibility criteria, are available at https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/covid-restrictions-business-support-scheme-part-b.