Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 14 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be new and dedicated funding provided to support the (a) actions of the proposed Zero Waste Scotland Business Information Hub and (b) activity of enterprise agencies, as outlined in the Draft Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland.
Funding for these activities is included within this year’s budgets; future year budgets are to be confirmed. The Zero Waste Scotland Business Information Hub is designed to be an online self-service tool, building business knowledge of circular economy opportunities and benefits and arming businesses with a suite of tools so they can independently take steps to adopt more circular practices.
We have provided over £320 million to our enterprise agencies in 2025-26 to support their work with businesses and communities, which includes support for circular businesses.