Willie Rennie MSP, North East Fife

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Scottish Parliament: Tourism Industry (Support) 27 May 2020

4. We need to speak with one voice. What Dominic Cummings did was wrong, the Prime Minister was wrong to defend him and they are treating people like mugs. That is wrong, and we should condemn it. Everyone should condemn it. I want to ask the First Minister about the legal tourism industry. The precautionary approach will mean a longer lockdown for the sector. The industry is anxious that...
Scottish Parliament: Tourism Industry (Support) 27 May 2020

I think that that is right, because the financial support mechanisms need to match the lockdown mechanisms. Many students work in the tourism sector over the summer months. If the industry does not reopen, they will be without an income. Award agencies normally provide financial support only on a term-time basis. Student leaders, such as Jamie Rodney at the University of St Andrews, are...
Scottish Parliament: Manufacturing (Support for NHS Scotland) 27 May 2020

This morning, it was announced that Pneumagen, which is based in St Andrews, has been awarded a £4 million investment to allow clinical development of Neumifil for prevention and treatment of Covid-19. That investment includes £1 million from the Scottish Investment Bank. The company eventually wants to manufacture in Scotland, but at present it need to do so through a company in the north...