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Scottish Attainment Challenge What has worked well in addressing attainment to date? Evaluations of the Scottish Attainment Fund have highlighted positive examples of effective practice.
At the moment, it can be extremely cumbersome for Scottish businesses to use their intellectual property, plant, equipment and stock, debts owed by their customers, bank account balances and shares as collateral to fund their businesses.
I can tell you that there are more arrestments than there were in 2022, but I cannot tell you whether that is more arrestments being served on the same person to try to find funds or whether it is more individuals being served bank arrestments—we simply do not have that data.
The 2022/23 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take.
I think there is a role for public bodies, public pension funds, and Scottish National Investment Bank in that and in terms of the conversation around mainstream business.