Question reference: S6W-00279
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 May 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in each local authority area have received support from each of the COVID-19 emergency funds that it has created.
Answer
Since the start of the pandemic, businesses have directly benefitted from £3.6 billion in support. The Scottish Government publishes statistics and management information relating to its Covid-19 business grants on its website at Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support funding statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . The next update is scheduled to be published on 11 June 2021.