Question reference: S5W-35981
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the cleaning sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer
Since the start of the pandemic, our support for business totals more than £3 billion, more than a third of total COVID-19 funding. We recognise that businesses which have been able to remain open, such as those in the cleaning sector, have also been affected by restrictions. This is why we increased our support through the discretionary fund to £120 million enabling local authorities to support businesses in their area which had not yet received any financial support based on local economic needs.