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Stephen Doughty

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Gender Male
Age 44
Date of birth April 15,1980
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Cardiff
United Kingdom
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Job Politician
Education University of St Andrews
Corpus Christi College
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Stephen John Doughty MP is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since a 2012 by-election that resulted from previous MP Alun Michael standing down to contest the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Virus-hit welfare organisations 'in need of significant support"

Feb 16,2020 3:13 am

Major events such as the London Marathon , was repealed, the big earner, the expect for charities

relief organizations to lose Around a third of their revenue in The Next three months because of the Corona Virus outbreak, the Deputy Said .

Karl Wilding, chief executive of the National Council for voluntary organisations, Said his group was inundated with "calls for help".

MPs heard in voluntary organizations is in need of "substantial" support by the government to support their finances.

PM-Boris Johnson has promised a "package of measures" for the industry.

The Treasury has Said that welfare organisations will be VAT to move the location of his bills for three months, and many charity shops to apply for a

charities for the state support granted to the company in cash to leave tofurloughed for the temporary.

Mr Wilding Said that the Digital, culture, media and Sport Committee, he estimated, charities to Around £4bn a predicted £12 would lose. 5 billion income in The Next financial quarter, due to a loss of trading income.

He Said only a quarter of charities had reserves, I could see how they had made it through The Next three months, while the social distance rules to prevent the spread of The Virus , the traditional fundraising events such as marathons impossible.

The Crisis faced by charities, now more serious, as after the financial crisis in 2008, as a £40m rescue package, he added, given that the sector is now bigger and stronger in the provision of public services.

Mr Wilding Said it was welcome, the charities would be out of the question, but it would only be an option for up to a third of the charities.

Putting Personal leave, He Said to deputies, was the "last thing", the involved charities in The Fight against The Virus will be able to do would be, due to the increased demand.

"Mothballing employees, if the demand increases, is the opposition of what you need to do – we need to mobilise them," he added.

Martin Houghton-Brown, chief executive of St John Ambulance, told the Board the state would need to Fund in order to "Step Up " and charitable institutions to respond to The Virus .

He Said The Charity , providing volunteers for The Nightingale , the hospitals, dealing with Covid-19 patients required an additional £450,000 a week to go, during The Crisis .

He added that, despite some generous private donations, as things stand, it will need to keep to borrow heavily against its assets to, the beyond August.

He was also warned that it would prove to be "impossible" to continue Premier League games-football, without The First -aid volunteers, offers in play.

last week, 100 MPs and colleagues from seven different Political Parties , the government requested additional support for charities.

Labour MP Stephen Doughty , who has written The Letter , called for emergency aid and supported the idea of a "stabilisation Fund" for voluntary organisations.

The Ministry of Finance has Said , there are some charities recognizes this is a difficult decisions and do not want to stop the services when they are most needed.

As well as support on business rates and VAT relief organizations, which increase, at least half of their revenue from trading entitled to Said for applying for a government loan of £330bn control of The Department .



charities, coronavirus pandemic

Source of news: bbc.com

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