Bus and coach companies awarded COVID support funding: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
- A list of bus and coach companies that have been awarded COVID support funding.
- The total amount allocated to each individual company.
- A list of bus and coach companies who have been awarded any other form of subsidy/grant from the Scottish Government.
- The type of funding and the total amount allocated to each individual company under (3).
Response
I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested in the attached document titled Bus operators COVID payments. This covers (1) a list of bus and coach companies that have been awarded COVID support funding and (2) the total amount allocated to each individual company.
Some of the information you have requested is available from the Transport Scotland and Visit Scotland website. In answer to questions 3 and 4 above, payments to bus operators under the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme can be found at the Transport Scotland website - Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme | Transport Scotland. Payments made under the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund are also on the Transport Scotland website - Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge fund | Transport Scotland. The COVID-19 Business Support and Continuity Fund which was administered by Visit Scotland is available on their website - Scotland's Coach Tourism Sector Fund - COVID-19 | VisitScotland.org. And, lastly the details for Omicron Business Support Fund - Tourism Recovery will be available shortly so you can check for publication of this information on the Visit Scotland website - Tourism Business Omicron Support Fund | VisitScotland.org, Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
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