Portfolio Questions (Virtual): Finance

Ruth Maguire S5O-04372
1. To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has made available to support businesses in North Ayrshire during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Willie Rennie S5O-04373
2. To ask the Scottish Government what extended financial support the finance secretary will make available for the tourism sector should the lockdown measures directly impact on the summer season.

Monica Lennon S5O-04374
3. To ask the Scottish Government what specific funding the finance secretary is providing to ensure that dental practices remain viable during the COVID-19 pandemic and are able to meet any increase in demand when the outbreak is over.

Colin Beattie S5O-04375
4. To ask the Scottish Government what projection it has made of the estimated tax shortfall for the current financial year as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Finlay Carson S5O-04376
5. To ask the Scottish Government how much funding the finance secretary plans to allocate to support the regeneration of town centres in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak.

John Mason S5O-04377
6. To ask the Scottish Government what the finance secretary's response is to reports that extra funding commitments pledged by the UK Government to assist with the response to the COVID-19 outbreak have not been fulfilled.

Alasdair Allan S5O-04378
7. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the funding consequentials following from recent extensions to business grants and the charity support direct grant.

Colin Smyth S5O-04379
8. To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the eligibility criteria for the Newly Self-Employed Hardship Fund exclude those who have applied for Universal Credit.