Question reference: S5W-29212
- Asked by: Michelle Ballantyne, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 May 2020
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether aquaculture companies are required to be part of the direct food supply chain to be eligible to apply to the Aquaculture Hardship Fund that has been set up in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Answer
The Scottish Government acknowledges the enormous challenge facing Scottish aquaculture at this time. The Aquaculture Hardship Fund was designed to support those shellfish and trout businesses specifically at risk from the disappearance of export and domestic food markets due to COVID-19 as required by the EC Temporary Framework being used to make hardship payments.