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Scottish Government calls for more support for businesses

21st September 2022

  Energy policy is reserved to the UK Government and we have been calling for it to introduce a business energy cap for some time. I welcome that it has now done so, but without substantial reform to the energy market there is a real risk that this temporary measure will prove to be inadequate….

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FiSAB

22nd November 2011

FiSAB really is a unique partnership between the industry, the government, wider public sector, and
the unions. Over the year its work has been invaluable in strengthen Scotland’s position as a centre
for financial services in the face of a global economic downturn.

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Collaboration in the Cairngorms

17th November 2011

I attended the Cairngorms Business Partnership Conference this morning, an annual in the National Park bringing together local business people and organisations. I spoke in the morning session about the Government’s work to retain Scotland’s position as the most supportive environment for business in the UK, and received feedback from delegates on the GES in the Q&A session, with views on public sector secondments and the Small Business Bonus Scheme.

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