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Title    : Scottish Parliament: Motions and Amendments: 2001 S1M-1886
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S1M-1886 Alex Fergusson (South of Scotland) (Con) :  Dumfries and Galloway
Hardship Fund— That the Parliament notes with alarm the situation which
is currently faced by many self-employed businessmen and businesswomen in
Dumfries and Galloway who have no income due to the foot-and-mouth disease
outbreak and no access to benefits; further notes the position of
agricultural and tourist-related businesses in the region which have an
immediate requirement for funding through no fault of their own, and calls
upon the Scottish Executive to establish a hardship fund to provide
interest free loans to ensure the survival of such self-employed
individuals and businesses. 

Supported by: David Mundell, Mr Brian Monteith, Mr David Davidson, Mr John
Scott, Mr Murray Tosh, Bill Aitken, Phil Gallie, Mr Keith Harding, David
McLetchie, Donald Gorrie, Christine Grahame, Nick Johnston, Mary Scanlon,
Mr Jamie McGrigor, Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh, Alasdair Morgan, Michael Russell,
Mr Robin Harper 

Lodged on 30 April 2001; not current as of 26 June 2001


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