BFC uses results of Parliamentary Inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 to lobby government
On 30 April 2020, the All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG) hosted an oral evidence session as part of its ‘Inquiry into the Impact of COVID-19 on the Furniture and Furnishings Industry’. The evidence provided to the Inquiry and the Report it...
FURNITURE INDUSTRY LEADERS SET FOR COVID-19 INQUIRY
The All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group has launched an inquiry on the impact of COVID-19, in a bid to tackle the critical issues facing the sector. Led jointly with the industry’s political lobbying consortium, the British Furniture Confederation...
British Furniture Confederation: COVID-19 Activity Review
Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer On 25 March 2020, the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, highlighting the challenges faced by the sector as a result of COVID-19. We asked that he consider measures...
Support for businesses during the COVID-19 crisis
This document outlines support the Government has made available for businesses through the period of disruption caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19). Most of the Governments up-to-date advice and the source of information contained in this document, can be found here....
BFC Activity Report March 2020
The following is a summary of the BFC's activity with government over the past few months. Trade and Exports Secretary of State for International Trade Re-appointed Elizabeth Truss MP was reappointed Secretary of State for International Trade during the February...
NEW CHAIRMAN FOR THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY’S NEWLY FORMED ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP
It’s all change for the industry’s political lobbying consortium, the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), which last month welcomed a new chairman to the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group for the furniture and furnishings industry. All Party Parliamentary...