Question reference: S5W-34485
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 25 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) wholesale bakeries and (b) food manufacturers have accessed support from the Scottish Food and Drink Wholesale Resilience Fund.
Answer
To be eligible for support through the Scottish Wholesale Food and Drink Resilience Fund, food and drink wholesale must be the main part of the business and was defined for the purpose of this fund as being a route to market in the consolidation and distribution of multi-supplier stocks. While wholesaling may be the route to market for finished products, if a business’ main activity (or representing over 20% of the business) is the production, manufacture, repackaging or processing (primary or secondary) of food & drink, or any other activity which is not wholesaling food and drink as per the definition above, then they are not eligible for this specific fund.
A business whose main activity is a) baking or b) food manufacture was therefore not eligible for this fund.