Question reference: S6W-27126
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 30 April 2024 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-03153 by Màiri McAllan on 6 March 2024, whether it will provide an update on its review, due to be published in spring 2024, of how to increase the number of co-operatives, social enterprises and employee-owned businesses as part of the move to a wellbeing economy.
Answer
The National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) announced a ‘.. review of how best to significantly increase the number of social enterprises, employee-owned businesses and co-operatives in Scotland, supporting regional regeneration and the wealth of local communities’.
The independent review is nearing completion and is anticipated to complete, with findings and recommendations published, prior to summer recess 2024.