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Question reference: S5W-16371

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the expected return is on its equity stake in Burntisland Fabrications.

As I disclosed to the Scottish Parliament on 18 April 2018, the Scottish Government has extended the loan facility made available to BiFab, to enable completion of contracts associated with the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Debt under the loan will be converted to a minority equity stake in the company. The extent of the shareholding will be determined by the extent to which the loan facility is drawn down in completing the BOWL contracts. The shareholding will not exceed 38%. The details of the loan facility, including repayment and conversion rates, are commercially confidential. The Scottish Government does not have representation on the BiFab board. The Scottish Government is actively managing its shareholding through a close working relationship with the company.

The Scottish Government did take independent advice on the transaction, including in relation to State Aid. The loan facility has been provided on a commercial basis.

Question reference: S5W-16375

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its equity stake in Burntisland Fabrications, whether it has secured or is seeking representation on the company’s board.

As I disclosed to the Scottish Parliament on 18 April 2018, the Scottish Government has extended the loan facility made available to BiFab, to enable completion of contracts associated with the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Debt under the loan will be converted to a minority equity stake in the company. The extent of the shareholding will be determined by the extent to which the loan facility is drawn down in completing the BOWL contracts. The shareholding will not exceed 38%. The details of the loan facility, including repayment and conversion rates, are commercially confidential. The Scottish Government does not have representation on the BiFab board. The Scottish Government is actively managing its shareholding through a close working relationship with the company.

The Scottish Government did take independent advice on the transaction, including in relation to State Aid. The loan facility has been provided on a commercial basis.

Question reference: S5W-16372

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the repayment plan is for its loan to Burntisland Fabrications, including the timetable and amounts to be repaid.

As I disclosed to the Scottish Parliament on 18 April 2018, the Scottish Government has extended the loan facility made available to BiFab, to enable completion of contracts associated with the Beatrice offshore wind farm. Debt under the loan will be converted to a minority equity stake in the company. The extent of the shareholding will be determined by the extent to which the loan facility is drawn down in completing the BOWL contracts. The shareholding will not exceed 38%. The details of the loan facility, including repayment and conversion rates, are commercially confidential. The Scottish Government does not have representation on the BiFab board. The Scottish Government is actively managing its shareholding through a close working relationship with the company.

The Scottish Government did take independent advice on the transaction, including in relation to State Aid. The loan facility has been provided on a commercial basis.

Question reference: S5W-16369

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 18 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its shareholding is in Burntisland Fabrications, also expressed as a percentage.

As I disclosed to the Scottish Parliament on 18 April 2018, the Scottish Government has expanded the loan facility made available to BiFab to enable completion of the BOWL contract and convert that loan to a minority equity stake in the new company.

The extent of that shareholding will be determined by the extent to which the loan facility is utilised in completing the BOWL contract. As previously stated, the shareholding will not exceed 38%.

In addition we will make available a commercial loan to support DF Barnes during this transition.

The Scottish Government sought independent legal and financial advice throughout this process, the details of which are commercially confidential.

Question reference: S5W-16423

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed by the Scottish Police Authority.

Question reference: S5W-16421

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants there are in the Police Division of its Justice Directorate.

Question reference: S5W-16422

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC).

Question reference: S5O-02117

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium suggesting that town centre vacancy rates have reached a seven-year high.

Question reference: S5W-16398

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Scottish Enterprise should treat women’s enterprise as a growth sector in the Scottish economy.

Question reference: S5W-16399

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 15 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Scottish Enterprise should treat social care as a growth sector in the Scottish economy.

Social care is a major contributor to the Scottish economy employing more than 200,000 people and making up 7.7% of all Scottish employment. The Scottish Government remain committed to transforming the way we deliver social care services and investing in the sector itself as reflected in our commitment to invest an additional £66 million in 2018-19 on adult social care compared to 2017-18, which is included in the local government settlement allocations to support social care. This will take the Scottish Government’s overall package of additional investment in social care and integration to over £550 million in 2018-19.

Scottish Enterprise’s (SE) recently published Business Plan for 2018-19 outlines SE’s approach to supporting competitiveness and inclusive growth. This approach means support is delivered to eligible businesses or individuals, irrespective of the sector a business operates in. Further detail on the plan can be viewed at:

https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/knowledge-hub/articles/publication/business-plans

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