Iain Stewart MP welcomes the Plan for Jobs set out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday 8th July, providing much-needed support to businesses across Milton Keynes South.

Thousands of organisations across a range of sectors, including the performing arts and theatres, heritage, historic palaces, museums, galleries, live music and independent cinema will benefit from access to emergency grants and loans, the Government has announced.

Milton Keynes MPs Ben Everitt and Iain Stewart have been lobbying the Government for a new Maternity and Children’s Hospital in the city.

Iain Stewart MP has welcomed the announcement that schools in Milton Keynes South will benefit from funding to improve school facilities.

Iain Stewart MP has welcomed the re-opening of the tourism sector on 4 July, giving a boost for up to 540 businesses in Milton Keynes South, and called on people to show their support for businesses following a challenging three months.

The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a lifeline for millions of people and businesses. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has supported nearly 9 million jobs, at a value of £20 billion, benefitting over a million businesses.

I apologise for taking a few days to reply. This is for two reasons; first I have received over 700 communications on this (expressing a wide range of views) on top of the significant Covid-related casework and it takes some time to reply to everyone.

Ben Everitt and Iain Stewart, the Members of Parliament for Milton Keynes North and South respectively, are taking part in the first ever “virtual” English Tourism Week to show their support for the industry and highlight its importance to the local economy.

Milton Keynes’ MPs, Iain Stewart and Ben Everitt are calling on constituents from the local British-Chinese community to put themselves forward for a new award designed to recognise their achievements and contributions to national life.

Iain Stewart MP has joined Ben Everitt MP in his launch of the #ShareYourRainbows campaign. The campaign’s aim is to encourage people across Milton Keynes to send in their rainbows they have been creating to keep spirits up during the coronavirus lockdown.