About the Inquiry
The
Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee is focusing its pre-budget 2020-21
scrutiny on Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) and other financial support for
businesses provided by Scotland’s enterprise agencies. It is our expectation
that this will feed into Scottish Government budget plans and policy
development.
The
Committee would like to hear from businesses that have received RSA or other
financial support from Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise
over the past ten years. We want to understand what impact these grants have
had and whether grant support could be improved.
We would also like to hear from businesses that have applied for RSA funding but have not had their applications accepted.
In addition, the Committee would like to gain an understanding of how the enterprise agencies measure the impact of the grant support they provide. This is fundamentally important to the Committee, as it attempts to focus more on the outcomes of public sector budgets.
Finally,
the Committee would like to hear from any others who have views on these matters.
The remit of
this year’s pre-budget scrutiny is:
To examine the impact of Regional
Selective Assistance (RSA), and other enterprise agency financial support, in
delivering the Scottish Government’s economic goals. Specifically, the
Committee is interested in whether RSA helps businesses become more productive
and internationally-focused, whether RSA impacts employment levels and fair work practices and the future of
such support mechanisms.”
Evidence
The Committee has issued a call for written views.
Read the Call for Written Views.
The deadline for submissions is 16 August 2019.
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Correspondence
The Committee wrote to Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise on 20 June 2019.
Letter to Scottish Enterprise (105KB pdf)
Letter to Highlands and Islands Enterprise (105KB pdf)