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Written Question · S1W-25913 · Session 1

Whether it will detail any public loans and grants awarded to (a) Mining (Scotland) Ltd, (b) Scottish Coal Company Ltd, (c) Castlebridge Pl…

Answered Asked by Tricia Marwick SNP Lodged 15 May 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any public loans and grants awarded to (a) Mining (Scotland) Ltd, (b) Scottish Coal Company Ltd, (c) Castlebridge Plant Ltd, (d) Game Fisheries Ltd, (e) Scottish Coal Contracts Ltd and (f) Alba Regeneration and Power; when each such loan and grant was awarded and by which public authority.

The answer

Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 21 Jun 2002 · 37 days after it was lodged, 23 days after it was due

Details of loans and grants provided by the Scottish Executive and the Enterprise Network are as follows:(a) Mining (Scotland) Ltd
- None(b) Scottish Coal Company Ltd Date | Granting Authority | Grant or Loan | Amount
2000-01 | Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley | Grant towards studies | £2,500
Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire | Grant towards studies | £6,953
2001-02 | Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley | Grant towards studies | £6,300
Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire | Grant towards studies | £3,578
Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian | Grant towards study on Blindwells site | £25,000
Scottish Executive | Freight Facilities Grant | £9,750,000
2002-03 | Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian | Grant towards study on Blindwells site | £3,299
Total | | | £9,797,630
(c) Castlebridge Plant Ltd
- None(d) Game Fisheries Ltd
- None(e) Scottish Coal Contracts Ltd
- None(f) Alba Regeneration Ltd -NoneIn the financial year 2001-02 Scottish Coal (Deep Mine) Co Ltd received from Scottish Enterprise Fife payments of £37,260 in respect of the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme.Information on other possible sources of public sector support to these companies is not held centrally.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-25913 by reference.