To ask the Scottish Executive whether any applications or notifications have been made to the European Commission regarding the granting of state aid in Scotland under the Framework on State Aid to Shipbuilding (2003/C 317/06) and, if so, what these applications or notifications were for, which Scottish shipyards have received state aid under the framework and how much state aid has been provided to Scottish shipyards under the framework since 2003.

Since 2003, there have been no Scottish notifications made to the European Commission under the Framework on State aid to Shipbuilding.