Question reference: S5W-05391
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 7 December 2016
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 December 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement in the Council of Economic Advisers: Annual Report 2015-16 that the Scottish Government could do more to incentivise greater participation in the Scottish Business Pledge.
Answer
The Scottish Government welcomes the advice from the Council of Economic Advisers. A Plan For Scotland: The Scottish Government's Programme For Scotland 2016-17 makes clear that in the year ahead we will continue to raise awareness of the Pledge, and encourage more and more businesses to choose this route to higher productivity and business growth.