Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 16 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will develop a plan to maximise the utilisation of the Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme when it is introduced later in 2022.
The Scottish Government welcomed the commitment by the UK Government to introduce a Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme (HSCGS) as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh.
Once the detail of the HSCGS is known, we will engage with the UK Government and the shipbuilding industry to establish how best to maximise the benefits for Scotland.