provided with 440 million. as the institute for fiscal studies made clear yesterday, this 440 million is extra money now. the scottish government has the funding available and scottish businesses are crying out for it. the first minister said last week, businesses are already bleeding every 24 hours counts. so will she tell us when the first grants will start to reach businesses and will it be before christmas or into the new year? the first minister explained in her statement that hundreds of services have been cancelled because of staff absences and there are similar pressures on the emergency services and others, and we raised concerns last week that self isolation guidance for household contacts would lead to these challenges. while well intentioned in seeking to limit the spread of the virus, the rules could grind many things to a halt. so given that the evidence has shown the impact of these rules on
the first minister said this last week the first minister said this last week. businesses are already bleeding every 24 hours counts. so will the bleeding every 24 hours counts. so will the first minister tell us today will the first minister tell us today when the first grants will start today when the first grants will start to today when the first grants will start to reach businesses? will it be before start to reach businesses? will it be before christmas her into the new year? be before christmas her into the new year? secondly, the first minister explained year? secondly, the first minister explained in her statement that hundreds of services have been cancelled hundreds of services have been cancelled due to staff absences and similar cancelled due to staff absences and similar pressures on our emergency services similar pressures on our emergency services and similar pressures on our emergency services and others. these concerns last week services and ot