Question reference: S5W-34152
- Asked by: John Scott, MSP for Ayr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 18 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government by what date in January coach companies and tour operators will be able to claim from the "almost £6 million" fund that it announced on 9 December 2020, and how long it anticipates it will take to process applications and distribute funding.
Answer
Tourism and hospitality businesses across Scotland are to benefit from a £104.3 million package of support in the New Year. This includes £5.8m for tour operators, including coach tourism operators. We are in the process of working with the Confederation of Passenger Transport and VisitScotland to develop the funding package for the coach tourism sector. More details will be announced shortly.