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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S2W-32575

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive when more detailed information will be available on the consolidation of its Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department’s grant management and delivery functions within a single new operational division.

The consolidation of grantmanagement and delivery functions for research and development and RegionalSelective Grants (RSA) grants within the Enterprise Transport and LifelongLearning Department took place in January 2007. Details of the new Innovationand Investment Grants (IIG) division which replaced the former RSAScotland division and part of the Business Growth and Innovation division is asfollows; Branch 1 – RSA; Branch 2 – Innovation; Branch 3 – Grant Management,and Branch 4 - State Aid Unit.

In addition, a newindependent website for IIG is being finalised and will be launched in the verynear future.

Question reference: S2W-32561

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive who assesses the allocation of Regional Selective Assistance grants.

Question reference: S2W-32578

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new tier of Regional Selective Assistance for small and medium-sized enterprises and the simplification of the national grant structure will impact on the effectiveness of checks on these companies prior to them obtaining a grant.

The new tier of RSA for SMEsand simplification of the grant structure is aimed at encouraging as manyeligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as possible to access grant. AllRSA applications will be assessed against the scheme criteria. As at present,the level of scrutiny will depend on the amount of grant requested but therewill be no reduction in the effectiveness of checks as a result of the newarrangements.

Question reference: S2W-32569

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many companies applying for Regional Selective Assistance in Scotland have their headquarters outside Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-32564

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what checks are carried out on directors of companies applying for Regional Selective Assistance.

When applying for RSA grantswe require directors of companies to declare whether they have been, (a)disqualified from being a company director; (b) bankrupt; (c) subject to anyform of insolvency procedures such as receivership, liquidation and administrationand (d) requested to repay a grant under any Government scheme. Where necessarywe would seek to obtain additional information on directors or companies fromexternal sources including Companies House.

Question reference: S2W-32559

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints have been recorded by Scottish Enterprise about misconduct of Business Gateway business advisers in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-32556

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many business advisers were appointed by Scottish Enterprise for Business Gateway in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-32555

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what efforts are made to ensure that business advisers appointed by Scottish Enterprise for Business Gateway do not have a conflict of interest when helping or advising small companies.

Question reference: S2W-32554

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what background checks are carried out on Scottish Enterprise Business Gateway’s business advisers.

Question reference: S2W-32558

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many companies that had business advisers allocated to them through Scottish Enterprise Business Gateway subsequently employed those advisers as directors or owners in each year since 1999.