Waverley will remain in Tier Two of the Government's Covid-19 restrictions, Matt Hancock has announced in the Commons.

Waverley is the only local authority area in Surrey to remain in Tier Two, with the rest of the county going into Tier Three after rising case numbers prompted alarm among health leaders and in Whitehall.

Surrey was placed into Tier Two when the new system came into force on December 2nd..

The rating in Waverley will continue to mean that:

Hospitality businesses can remain open until 11pm, with last orders at 10pm, but only those businesses which also serve substantial meals will be allowed to open.

Mixing of households, unless in support bubbles, will not be allowed indoors. The 'rule of six' will apply outdoors.

Spectator sports can resume with social distancing and limited numbers. There will be a maximum crowd outdoors of up to 50 per cent of the occupancy of the stadium, up to a maximum 2,000 people. There is a limit of 1,000 people indoors.

Indoor entertainment venues such as bowling alleys, casinos and cinemas must remain closed in this tier.

The new rules will come into effect at one minute past midnight on Saturday.

Support bubbles where a single-person household joins with another household of any size are also being allowed across all tiers. A person with a child under one counts as a single-person household for support bubble purposes, as does a person with a child under five who needs continuous care, such as those with disabilities. This also applies to single adult carers of a person with, for example, dementia, where they would also be eligible to form a support bubble with another household.