Aviation and maritime minister Robert Courts made the announcement via Twitter late on Saturday (16 January), stating it was the government’s aim to provide grants before the end of the financial year.
It came after prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday (15 January) confirmed the closure of all UK travel corridors which, when combined with the new pre-departure testing scheme that came into force at 4am on Monday (18 January), means all arrivals must now test negative for Covid up to 72 hours before departing for the UK and quarantine for 10 days upon their arrival.
