Implications of COVID-19 for the Scottish budget related to connectivity and the rural economy

 

Evidence

The Committee is no longer accepting written submissions to the inquiry. The Committee issued its call for evidence on 14 August 2020 and the call for evidence closed on 18 September 2020.

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Correspondence

• Submission from New Economics Foundation (589 KB pdf)
• Letter from the convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 11 November 2020 (172 KB pdf)
• Letter from the convener of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those areas of the Scottish Budget falling within its remit, 11 November 2020 (110 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism regarding, the Committee’s previous correspondence on pre-budget scrutiny, following publication of the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2021-22, 29 January 2021 (254 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity regarding, the Committee’s previous correspondence on pre-budget scrutiny, following publication of the Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2021-22, 29 January 2021 (470 KB pdf)