Details on number of businesses and level of investment by each month is as follows:

Information on investments in individual companies is not available due to commercial confidential agreements with investors, but these companies are in a variety of sectors such as software development, textiles, energy, multimedia, fintech and healthcare.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14261 on 21 February 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at ttp://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14979 on 7 March 2018. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14979 on 7 March 2018. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14261 on 21 February 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at ttp://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .

We are planning to publish a performance report on the SME Holding Fund next month. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14261 on 21 February 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at  http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

Some of the information requested will be contained within that report, it will not however include information on unsuccessful applications (this information is not collected by Scottish Government) or provide information on businesses and their location (due to the commercially sensitive nature).

Up to 6th March 2018, £30.1m has been invested in 31 companies under the Scottish Growth Scheme.

The SME Holding Fund was originally capitalised at £40 million through the European Regional Development Fund Managing Authority in 2016. This was increased to £50 million through an additional £10 million allocated to the fund under the auspices of the Scottish Growth Scheme in 2017.

a) To calculate the percentage share of delivery for each sector, the following methodology was applied:

i) calculate the indicative volumes for each supplier and their partners based of their estimated proposed percentage share of delivery in each Lot as set out in the tenders;

ii) aggregate the volumes for each sector;

iii) determine the estimated percentage share for each sector based on the Scottish indicative volumes.

b) The following table provides information (as at February 2018) about the suppliers; current partners; sector and share of delivery for each Lot.

* Supported Business

Contract values

Suppliers are currently finalising their commercial arrangements with their partners. It should be noted that the contract values are not determined by the percentage share of participants allocated to each partners. The contract values are determined by the fees agreed between the suppliers and their partners for the type and level of support they will provide to individual participants accessing Fair Start Scotland to help them progress into work. Therefore this will change over time because the nature of the service required by individual participants will vary.

 The UK Government consultation on retention payments in the construction industry closed on 19 January 2018.