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Can the First Minister confirm the number of qualifying businesses that have received their grants to date, versus the number of applications that have been received?
We need only consider the matter of categorisation today; we will return to matters of substance at a later date. The categorisation of all three instruments is that they are of low significance.
I am not aware of the full details of that case, but I am very clear that any employment policies or regulations in that area must be based on the most up-to-date facts about HIV, and not on outdated information or misconceptions.
On the information on loans, I would have thought that it would be best to ask those who are lending the money—that is, the European Investment Bank. The lack of access to the European Investment Bank will be a considerable problem for Scotland.
That was particularly the case after the previous economic downturn, which came about as a result of the crisis in the banks, the availability of capital for businesses to draw upon and the business uncertainty that arose from that.
We have easy kerbside recycling—people no longer have to get into a car and take things to a big bank in a supermarket car park. Because it is easy and noticeable—people put out a box or whatever in front of their house—it has changed social norms.