- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 July 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have received support from the Scottish Growth Scheme since it was announced in September 2016.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-09852 on 29 June 2017. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which businesses received support from the £100 million capital stimulus funding announced after the EU referendum, broken down by date and amount of support.
Answer
The information, including the anticipated number of jobs supported, is as follows. Unless stated otherwise, the support was provided between September 2016 and March 2017.
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Project
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£k
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Business Supported
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Estimated Jobs Supported where known
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Higher Education estate maintenance
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23,000
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The funding was distributed to 19 Universities and higher education establishment across Scotland to use within their estate maintenance programmes.
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317
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Trunk road maintenance
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15,000
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Trunk Road Operating Contractors:
Bear Scotland, £6,9 million
Scotland TranServ, £4 million
Amey Highways Ltd, £4 million
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The overall maintenance programme supports over 1,500 jobs.
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Further Education estate maintenance
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10,000
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The funding was distributed to 16 colleges across Scotland to use within their estate maintenance programmes.
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138
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Energy efficiency measures
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10,000
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£9 million was allocated to local authorities to improve the energy efficiency of social housing in their area. Councils managed the projects they were funding. The Scottish Government does not hold information on the contractors used by local authorities.
£1 million was managed by the Energy Saving Trust on behalf of Scottish Government to provide 25% cashback to individuals taking loans for energy efficiency measures in their homes. The Scottish Government does not hold information on which contractors were used by individuals.
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130
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Energy efficiency - public sector buildings
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10,000
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£3.8 million Ameresco - 25 May 2017
£6.2 million - installation will be delivered by one of the NHS Carbon and Energy Fund Framework Contractors during 2017-18 - Award pending
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119
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Local economic development capital projects
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10,000
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Longannet Task Force Projects
£2.0 million to Clackmannanshire Council to support the creation of business units and a community enterprise hub to enable increased SME development.
£2.7 million to Fife Council to support an enterprise hub and industrial workshops in Kincardine.
Hawick Action Plan Projects
£3.625 million to Scottish Borders Council to deliver actions in the Hawick Action Plan.
Irvine Enterprise Area Project
£1.675 million Irvine, North Ayrshire – i3 Strategic Investment Campus Gateway Development.
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153
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Golden Jubilee Hospital
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5,000
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Funding was provided to the National Waiting Times Centre purchase MRI scanners.
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Inverclyde Hospital & Glasgow Royal Infirmary
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3,500
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Funding was provided to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to take forward these projects.
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25
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Rail projects
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3,130
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Improvement to air conditioning on 40 Class 158 trains £290,000 Installation on-going Manufacturer - Knorr Bremese – fitment in Scotland
New ticket office at Blairhill station £700,000 Delayed due to land transfer issues. On-site mid-July 2017 Manufacturer – Macemain, Contractor – Luddon Construction Ltd
Wheelchair accessible tables on the new Hitachi Class 385 trains £380,000 - Installation on-going - Manufacturer - Fainsa – fitment in Scotland.
Roll out of 22 Ticket Vending Machines £740,000 - Installation on-going - Manufacturer - Scheidt & Bachmann - installation in Scotland
Roll out of Passenger Counting Equipment to various train fleets £530,000 - Completed Manufacturer - Onyx Rail
Fitment in Scotland
Installation of Customer Information Screens at 28 rural stations £460,000 - Installation on-going - Manufacturer – Info Tech - installation in Scotland
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Scottish Fire and Rescue Service estate maintenance
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2,000
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This funding was used for essential works on the following Fire Stations: Bo'Ness, Broxburn, Ellon, Kirkcaldy, Laurencekirk, Lossiemouth, Oban, Rothes, Sighthill and Tain all have new roofs (Total £1.7 million) and various pieces of maintenance have been completed at Benbecula, Cowcaddens, Motherwell as well as some work preparing for the new training facilities at Kirkwall and Sumburgh (Total £300k). The work was carried out by local companies.
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Police Scotland estate maintenance
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2,000
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Funding was provided to Police Scotland, who used local SMEs to take forward this work.
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20
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Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service estate maintenance
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2,000
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Contractor Arthur McKay
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3
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Historic Environment Scotland properties in care investment
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2,000
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Funding was allocated to Historic Environment Scotland to progress a number of projects across Scotland.
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Higher Education research
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1,300
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The funding was distributed to 9 Universities and higher education establishments across Scotland to use within their research capital programme.
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38
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Clyde Gateway
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570
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SSE was awarded the contract on 1 March 2017.
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7
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Digital Internet Exchange
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500
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London Internet Exchange Limited on or around 29 March 2017.
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- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs the £100 million capital stimulus funding announced after the EU referendum has supported, and what contribution this has made to economic growth in 2016-17, expressed as a percentage.
Answer
Information on the number of jobs supported has been included in the answer to question S5W-09849 on 7 July 2017. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
This investment has helped to support jobs and business activity across the Scottish economy at a time when economic uncertainty was heightened as a result of the EU referendum. In addition, such investment provides the assets and infrastructure which will support future economic growth in Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 6 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the value of exports has been for businesses in its identified growth sectors in each year since 2007.
Answer
Statistics on the value of international exports from growth sectors are published in Table 5.2 of the Growth Sector Statistics Database on the Scottish Government website here:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/Publications/GrowthSectors/Database
These figures are based on the latest data from the 2015 Export Statistics Scotland publication which provides estimates of the nominal value of Scottish exports.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 6 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance (a) has been and (b) will be delivered to (i) housing developers and (ii) local authorities to ensure that social housing developments announced as part of its £1.75 billion investment in affordable housing take account of the needs of ethnic minority families, including the provision of housing that is appropriate for (A) larger families and (B) families that often have to rent housing in the private sector but which are on lower incomes.
Answer
In 2014, the Scottish Government issued guidance on Scottish Planning Policy, Housing Needs and Demand Assessments (HNDA) and Local Housing Strategies. It is the responsibility of local authorities, using the framework provided by this series of guidance, to determine the appropriate housing mix, including numbers, house size, type and tenure for their areas.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 6 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) guidance and (b) enforcement measures there are to ensure that its £1.75 billion housing investment meets the (i) equalities goals in the Race Equality Framework, in particular Goal 25 that Scotland's public sector workforce is representative of its communities, and (ii) Fairer Scotland Action Plan commitment to “look to...new employability programmes to ensure greater opportunity for all in the labour market, and...tackle discrimination".
Answer
Guidance on Local Housing Strategies (LHS) was published in 2014 and refers to the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 which requires an LHS to state how a local authority will comply with its duty under Section 106 of the Act.
Section 106 states that local authorities must exercise the functions conferred on them by the Act in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunity requirements which are set out in the Equality Act 2010 and includes age, disability, sex (including Pregnancy and Maternity), gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion and belief. An Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) of the LHS Is required if people are affected by a policy or strategy, either directly or indirectly.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5T-00595 by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities on 20 June 2017 (Official Report, c. 5), whether it will revise and extend the requirement for sprinkler systems to all public buildings, including schools.
Answer
The Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety was convened to oversee a review of building and fire safety regulatory frameworks, and any other relevant matters, in order to help ensure that people are safe in Scotland’s buildings, and make any recommendations for improvement as required.
The role automatic fire suppression systems can play in supporting an overall package of fire safety measures for various building types will be discussed at this group.
It should be noted that current building regulations require the provision of sprinklers in new schools. There is also the provision for sprinklers in new high rise domestic buildings, new residential care buildings, new sheltered housing, new shopping centres and high risk areas of new hospitals. This provision applies to conversions of existing buildings to these type of buildings.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have approached the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service; how many have received assistance; how many staff the service employs, and what its budget is.
Answer
The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service have dealt with 4,051 unique businesses since inception in December 2005. All of these businesses have received advice while some have progressed beyond this – producing 1,848 Business Improvement Projects and delivering over £218m in efficiency savings. The service currently employs 32 staff members and has an annual budget for external support of £500k.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 4 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many trade delegations it has supported in each year since 1999, broken down by country visited.
Answer
The information in the following table was provided by Scottish Development International and provides details of trade delegations since 2014.
Information prior to 2014 is not available.
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Market
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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Total
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Algeria
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1
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1
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2
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Angola
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1
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1
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Angola/South Africa
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1
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|
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1
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Australia
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1
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1
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1
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1
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4
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Azerbaijan
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|
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1
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1
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Belgium
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2
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4
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2
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8
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Brazil
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|
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1
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1
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Canada
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2
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3
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2
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2
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9
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China
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3
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1
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3
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1
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8
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Croatia
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|
1
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|
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1
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Denmark
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1
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1
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1
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3
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Egypt
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|
1
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1
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1
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3
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England
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1
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3
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2
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3
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9
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France
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6
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2
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3
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2
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13
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Germany
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3
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6
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5
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4
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18
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Hong Kong
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2
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2
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1
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5
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India
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2
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2
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1
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5
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Iran
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|
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1
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1
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2
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Ireland
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1
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1
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2
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|
4
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Italy
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1
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|
|
1
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|
Japan
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5
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5
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5
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2
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17
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Malaysia
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1
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2
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1
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4
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Mexico
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|
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1
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|
1
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Netherlands
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1
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2
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1
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2
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6
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Nigeria/Ghana
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|
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1
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|
1
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Norway
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2
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3
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1
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6
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Portugal
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1
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1
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2
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Russia
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1
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|
|
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1
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Saudi Arabia
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|
1
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1
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|
2
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Scotland
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14
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13
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8
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3
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38
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Singapore
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|
4
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5
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1
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10
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South Africa
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|
1
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|
|
1
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Spain
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2
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2
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3
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2
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9
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Sweden
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|
|
1
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3
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4
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Taiwan
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|
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1
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|
1
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Tanzania and Mozambique
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|
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1
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|
1
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Thailand
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|
1
|
|
1
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2
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|
The Netherlands and Iceland
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|
|
1
|
|
1
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Turkey
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|
1
|
|
|
1
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|
United Arab Emirates
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2
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5
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5
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4
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16
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UAE & Kuwait
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|
1
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|
|
1
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USA
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6
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18
|
11
|
14
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49
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|
USA & Canada
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|
1
|
|
|
1
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Senegal & Ivory Coast
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|
|
1
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|
1
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|
Algeria and Morocco
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|
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1
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|
1
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|
The Netherlands
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|
|
|
1
|
1
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|
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
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|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Mozambique & Tanzania
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
Grand Total
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57
|
85
|
82
|
55
|
279
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- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 4 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses and academic institutions have sought assistance from operational trade hubs, and how many have received assistance.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to establishing four Innovation and Investment Hubs in Dublin, London, Brussels and Berlin as an integral part of wider work across the Scottish Government, partners and businesses to support trade, investment, innovation and inter-governmental relations.
Dublin has been fully operational since October 2016; London became operational in May 2017 and Brussels and Berlin are not yet operational. Since becoming operational, the Dublin Hub has sought to build its diplomatic, trade, industry and academic networks. For example, accompanying the First Minister’s visit in November 2016, a trade mission of 14 Scottish companies were given the opportunity to network with 130 key Irish influencers. The Dublin Hub has also facilitated three Scottish companies taking part, along with companies from Ireland, in the Trinity International Growth Programme which provides businesses with tools, knowledge and bespoke coaching to help them expand their business and trade overseas.
